Reviewed: Oct. 14, 2009

This recipe is great! I substituted butter for the shortening because that is what I had on hand. I used it on my daughters cake and EVERYONE loved it!

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Julie

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Living In: Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 14, 2009

I love this frosting. When I served my it, everyone thouth that I had order the cake. I have made this recipe 3 times, and each time it turned out great! I know that I will be using this recipe over and over.

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Donna Mae

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Reviewed: Oct. 8, 2009

Only change I made was to use butter flavored shortening. Absolutely fabulous frosting. Just like the bakery and easy to make. A half batch even gave me left overs when frosting cupcakes. Just wondering about how long it can sit out with the whipping cream in it?

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leshia

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Reviewed: Oct. 5, 2009

Great tasting and easy to make!Makes a lot though, will prob half next time. THANKS!!!

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Tamekia

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Reviewed: Oct. 4, 2009

Simply brilliant! Great consistency and awesome taste.

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Suga daddy

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Reviewed: Sep. 30, 2009

I am not a huge buttercream fan but this recipe is great! It was my frist time making buttercream frosting and it was very easy too!

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Jennifer

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Reviewed: Sep. 29, 2009

This is the most perfect frosting you can make.Easy and taste Fantastic.If you don't like it and your friends and family don't want more of it then it's not the frosting fault. Has to be something else. Have been making butter cream frosting for years and nothing compares to this one ! PERFECT !!!!! Try it you will love it !

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pastrymaker

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Reviewed: Sep. 24, 2009

Wouldn't change a thing. I've used it a few times, and it's perfect as is!

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Reviewed: Sep. 24, 2009

So easy, so versatile, and delicious.

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SHAMPRES

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Reviewed: Sep. 23, 2009

Ever since i found your recipe I've used it every time. I get requests for my home made devils food cake with "that great frosting", thanks! I don't put in 8 cups of confectioner's sugar, only about 5 give or take and it turns out perfect everytime.

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Natalie

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Reviewed: Sep. 21, 2009

Wonderful recipe! I used 1/2 butter and 1/2 shortening as other readers suggested - it was delicious!!

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mmulrich

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Home Town: Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Living In: Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 19, 2009

Excellent recipe. I didnt change any of the ingredients, however, I did mix it on high for quite a while to get that lighter consistency. Was perfect. Will use again.

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Sharon

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Reviewed: Sep. 16, 2009

Didn't have enough shortening so i used butter for half and it turned out great. You can make it really light and fluffy by whipping it on high for a long time, it made it less sweet that way and was perfect on chocolate cupcakes!

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Reviewed: Sep. 15, 2009

Great texture, needed to add a little more sugar to the recipe, but it tasted great!

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Reviewed: Sep. 11, 2009

This has to be the best buttercream recipe I have ever tried, and I've tried a lot of different recipes. The texture of this frosting is great for decorating and frosting cakes. My only recommendation would be to replace one cup of shortening with one cup of butter. It tastes just as good as the buttercreams in the bakery!!

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Reviewed: Sep. 5, 2009

I made this recipe as written, but 4th it since I was only using it to top a pie (my version of a french apple pie). It was delicious! Nice stiff consistency...tastes like the buttercream used at the bakery. Yum!

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kleer

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Reviewed: Sep. 4, 2009

This is a yummy frosting. I never made frosting before but it was better than the birthday you buy at the store. I sub 1/2 of the shortening for butter and use milk (that was all we had) instead of heavy cream. It was good. thanks.

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chimmy

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Living In: South Bend, Indiana, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 3, 2009

This is a great frosting for decorating cakes. I have used it for 3 cakes so far and am very happy with it! I like that it is so easy and I won't have to buy frosting from the bakery to decorate birthday cakes with from now on! It also makes a large batch. I followed other reviewers suggestions and used 1/2 crisco and 1/2 butter. That's the only alteration I made from the original. Thanks!

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M&K's Mommy

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Reviewed: Sep. 2, 2009

I loved this frosting! The only substitution I made was I used butter extract in place of the vanilla. It didn't get 5 stars because it didn't yield as much frosting as it says in the recipe. I ended up having to make more to complete my project.

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Bettie Rocker

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Reviewed: Sep. 2, 2009

The texture was perfect, but the taste was not for me. I ended up tossing the whole thing. It tasted just like shortening. My kids tasted it and didn't care for it either.

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