Reviewed: Jan. 2, 2005

YUM!! This recipe yielded plenty to generously frost an 8"-round layer cake. I'm not a big fan of shortening aftertaste, so I substituted with 1 stick of butter, (1/2 c.), and only used a 1/4 c. of shortening. I also opted out on using the butter powder since I didn't have any, and also since I added real butter in the first place. Instead I used 1/8 tsp. of dried lemon rind just to give the frosting a slight zing. Really great, really yummy, really easy ... just make it and enjoy!! ;)

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MYTHMANIAC

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Home Town: Buffalo, New York, USA

Living In: Maine, New York, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 30, 2004

I made this frosting to use as the creme layer in sandwich cookies - it was awesome! I will definitely use this the next time I need white frosting... Delicious!

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Reviewed: Oct. 30, 2004

I made this frosting last night and it came out perfect. I prefer almond flavoring to vanilla flavoring, so I used almond extract instead. I also used butter instead of shortening, as some had suggested. It turned out delicious and with the right consistency.

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MENALING

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Reviewed: Oct. 19, 2004

This has a great consistency for decorating and the texture and appearance also were great. The taste on the other hand was a "WOW" for sweetness. I guess I was hoping for a frosting that wasn't four times sweeter then the cake itself.

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Reviewed: Oct. 6, 2004

This was a great frosting. Very easy. I used the suggestion of substuting some butter for shortening. It turned out great. Enough to frost a double layer cake and have enough left over for some decorations.

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MELISANNE

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Reviewed: Sep. 28, 2004

This frosting is great! I didn't have shortning so I used salted butter instead. I added just a dash of salt because of the salf already in the butter, used regular vanilla extract and didn't use butter flavouring. This frosting tastes way better than the store stuff. Next time I make it I probably will add a touch of lemon juice to give it a lemon flavour, or even maybe orange juice and rind.

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Reviewed: Aug. 25, 2004

WOW!!!! This is fantastic. I wanted an icing for my son's Elmo birthday cake that would be easy to dye and better tasting than store bought. Everyone thought I bought the cake at a bakery, it was so delicious. I used clear butter flavoring instead of the powder. I also added a small amount of milk because the icing was a bit too thick for the desired consistancy. Thanks for the recipe! The cake was a hit!!!

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Jaclyn

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Reviewed: Aug. 7, 2004

This frosting is FANTASTIC! It was simple to make and fast too! It beat up so smooth and creamy I couldn't believe I made it!! I didn't have butter flavoring so I substituted 1/3 butter with only 2/3 shortening and it still came out delicious! It's a dangerous recipe though because I could eat an entire cake with this frosting on it! Not too sweet either. I received only complements on it and will most definately make it again! Thanks so much Amy!

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LINDCHAD

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Reviewed: Jul. 23, 2004

WOWEE is all i can say! I went to the store to get the things to make a cake and forgot frosting! It was home made so i thought I would look on here, this site hasnt let me down yet! THIS RECIPE IS AMAZING AND SO EASY!!! I will NEVER buy frosting again. Listen guys, All I did was mix the powdered sugar and used ALL butter! (my shortening smelled funky so i tossed it out..) I used sugar, real butter, real vanilla extract, and the water. It was so good, my husband loved it too. Its easy to spread and tasted amazing. I just let the butter warm at room temp before whipping it with the mixer. thats it! if i could give 6 stars I would!!

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Reviewed: Jun. 5, 2004

I have tried many home made icing recipes and this is the best. Using butter flavor crisco did give the icing a slight yellow tint, but I was using food dye to color the icing so that did not matter. This is the best icing recipe, thanks

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Reviewed: May 24, 2004

i really liked this frosting. i tried a different frosting from the internet that was bad so i didnt know if i should chance it again but im glad i did i will be using this frosting alot it was really good

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FROSTGIRL

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Reviewed: Mar. 24, 2004

I used this recipe for my daughter's birthday cake. AMAZING!!!! Everyone thought that I bought her cake at the bakery. It was even easy to add color to. I have tried before to imitate a store bought cake, and this is the only recipe that worked. I bet it would even work great for a wedding cake!

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NATALIE

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Reviewed: Mar. 13, 2004

Great! This tastes terrific and is easy to make. I used the suggestion of spliting the shortning with 1/2 butter and it was great. Now I just need to learn those decorating skills!!!

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DIANECOOKING

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Reviewed: Jan. 9, 2004

This frosting is the BEST! Quick, easy and absolutely delicious! My husband is the pickiest about frosting and he raved about it!

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Reviewed: Jan. 6, 2004

Even though I ran out of powdered sugar at the three cup mark, this recipe was still excellent! I think I'll leave it that way for un-fancy icing for my cakes. I absolutely love it! So simple, light, fluffy and sooo good! The only thing that threw me was the "powdered butter flavoring" until I finally figured out that you meant "Butter Buds". Would rate at 100 stars if I could! Thank you for sharing this recipe!

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Reviewed: Dec. 15, 2003

This frosting is absolutely excellent!! It is not sickly sweet like other recipes. Plus, the taste is very close to the kind the grocery stores put on their sheet cakes they sell.

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Reviewed: Dec. 10, 2003

I don't know what happened, but the frosting didn't stick to the cake very well and was hard to get through the cake decorating bag. It wasn't very creamy. oh well.......

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AMY PRIMAK

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Reviewed: Jul. 14, 2003

I made this for my son's birthday cake it it turned out great! I took another reviewer's suggestion and used 1/2 cup of shortening and 1/4 cup of butter because I didn't have any butter flavoring on hand. I also used regular vanilla since I didn't have any "clear" vanilla and it still came out fine. Thanks for the recipe!

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Heather

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Reviewed: Jun. 11, 2003

I have been looking and looking for a GREAT White Cake Frosting and this is it. I did not have any powdered butter flavoring and I could not find any at the store so I use butter extract and the frosting was still great. I made the frosting again with butter flavored crisco and it was still great. When using the butter flavored crisco the icing came out a light yellow color which was what I wanted. Thanks Amy for sharing this recipe.

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