Best White Icing Ever Recipe
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Best White Icing Ever

By: Meghan Rey 
"This icing recipe is #1! It's quick and easy to make, bright white for cake decorating, and you can easily change it's consistency! This is the most important icing recipe you'll ever have. It's so basic, it makes the hassle of cake decorating so much easier! If you wish, use half shortening and half unsalted butter."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.2 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (270)

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Original Recipe Yield 4 to 5 cups
 

Ingredients

  • 4 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1 cup shortening
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 1 teaspoon clear imitation vanilla extract

Directions

  1. In a large bowl, combine sugar, shortening, water and vanilla. Beat on low speed to combine, then beat on medium speed for a full five minutes. It won't look like Icing at first, but keep the mixer going for a full five minutes, and then you're done!
  2. Note: If you're not using this for decorating, but just for icing the cake, thin the icing by adding 3 tbs. of corn syrup, or water to the icing.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 184 | Total Fat: 10.3g | Cholesterol: 0mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 23, 2006 by missyvixen1217   view full review
As a professional decorator, this icing is a great base. Most will think it too sweet and I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 1, 2003 by Rebslo   view full review
Very easy to make! My version is: I did 1/2 butter 1/2 shorting and only 3 cups of sugar. I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 3, 2007 by Andrea Mills   view full review
This frosting was amazing! I used it to repair a store-bought cake that my mother dropped. It...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on May 26, 2007 by Adh0621   view full review
I am not usually a fan of white frosting (DULL!) but I had to make some so I used this recipe....
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 18, 2003 by BECKBON   view full review
This is the recipe that we used when I took a cake decorating class. For the whitest icing...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 25, 2003 by JLGAMBLE   view full review
I have been searching for a great icing recipe, and this one is awesome! I made it twice with...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 26, 2007 by HygienistDebbie   view full review
This is a great recipe. To make it healthier I use Spectrum Organic all veget. shortening...
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 18, 2007 by Carol Amos   view full review
This icing is terrible! it has NO taste but the taste of icing sugar and is not even creamy!...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 29, 2002 by Esmee Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
This was really easy to make and kids love it. The white color makes it a great foundation to...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 8, 2003 by JOSIE   view full review
I needed an icing to go with the Swedish Nut Cake I made (also from this site) and I choose...

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