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Wedding Cake Icing


"Very Easy! Add a little more water to ice the cake and a little less to make the decorations!"
Original recipe yield: 4 cups.
Servings:
16

INGREDIENTS:

  • 1 cup shortening
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons clear imitation vanilla extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 8 cups sifted confectioners' sugar

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Mix shortening, water, vanilla, almond extract, and half of the powdered sugar with a mixer for 5-10 minutes. (it's very important to mix this long)
  2. Add the rest of the powdered sugar and beat just enough to mix in.
  3. Add additional water for desired consistency.