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Reviewed: May 18, 2008
Terry Its maybe because your water may have been to warm or that you used warm watter and it may have caused it to melt down the sugar a little.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.34 star rating.
Reviewed: May 5, 2008
Great recipe for a general glaze or icing but not really a firm frosting to decorate or frost a cake with. I used it for my moms mothers day cake and it was great since she doesnt like a thick frosting.
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Reviewed: Apr. 16, 2008
I followed the recipe exactly. It went on well and looked beautiful, but it tasted exactly like what it was... sugar flavored shortening. Not so appetizing. I will try it with butter next time- that sounds much better.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.34 star rating.
Reviewed: Mar. 25, 2008
FABULOUS!! I made two white 8" round cakes and topped one with this delicious frosting and angel flake coconut. It looked so beautiful! On the other one, I used a little red food coloring to make a strawberry cake with pink frosting. I decorated it with fresh strawberries. This frosting is so versatile; goes on smoothly and is so fluffy! My husband and grandkids loved their cakes! Will definitely be using this recipe again!
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Reviewed: Feb. 14, 2008
Excellent. Easy. Perfect for decorating. Yummy.. A keeper!
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.34 star rating.
Reviewed: Dec. 7, 2007
Easy and quick recipe (my favorite kind!) and tasted great too. Used 1/2 butter and 1/2 Smart Balance veg shortening. Also subbed 1/2 of the water for heavy cream. Needed a few extra drops for the right consistency. Frosting is pretty, spreads well and looks great with decorations.
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Reviewed: Oct. 28, 2007
This is the best frosting ever!!!! Here in The Netherlands, whe don`t know a lot about frostings and icing and so whe don`t have a lot of things that you can buy in the US or UK but for all the people in Holland there`s a tip: Shortening can be replaced by creamy butter or as whe call it "roomboter". Thanx for this great recipe. Manon
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Reviewed: Aug. 8, 2007
I love this recipe! It's amazingly white and I love the taste. It was so easy to make and in sucha short period of time. I give my thanks to the creator.
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Reviewed: Jul. 7, 2007
THIS HAD A VERY GOOD TASTE BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT I DID WORNG BUT FOR SOME REASON MY FROSTING HAD A GLOW TO IT. CAN ANYBODY TELL ME WHY???
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Reviewed: May 27, 2007
I made this cake for my dad's birthday and he loved it. Anyone who loves white cake will love this recipe.
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Reviewed: Mar. 29, 2007
I read the reviews and i used butter instead of shortenening. Best I have nevered made homemade icing before it is the best. Thanks to all those who wrote in.
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Reviewed: Feb. 6, 2007
This frosting is exactly what it says...."white decorator frosting". It is very sweet, not much flavor (but that's how white decorator frostings are), and it's a good consistancy. I used milk instead of water and added a little more than 4 TBS until I got the consistancy I wanted. I chose this because I was out of butter and needed a recipe that didn't call for it.
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Reviewed: Feb. 1, 2007
I used butter instead of shortening and milk instead of water and it was just WAAAYY TOO SWEET for me. Next time I think I'll stick to the original recipe.
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Reviewed: Jan. 16, 2007
Taste was good but I didn't like the consistency very much - too wet, not very buttery. It dried okay, but more like a glaze than a frosting.
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Reviewed: Dec. 30, 2006
My first attempt at icing. Yummy but a bit dry. It kept falling apart as I tried to get it onto cupcakes.
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Reviewed: Oct. 23, 2006
I thought this recipe was fantastic. I didn't substitue the butter for the shortening, I made it exactly the way it was said to be made. YUMMMY MMMMM!!!
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Reviewed: Sep. 23, 2006
Absolutely perfect. I've always made a similar recipe (just tossed margarine, icing sugar, vanilla, and milk in a bowl), but it's nice to have an idea of measurements! And it didn't turn out quite as sickly-sweet as I'm used to. I used margarine instead of shortening, more like 1 teaspoon of vanilla, milk in place of the water, and I didn't measure the icing sugar. I just poured some in, beat it, poured more, beat more, etc, until I got the consistency I wanted. If it gets too thick, just add a little more milk. I used a stand mixer and beat it on medium for about five or six minutes, then added some blue and green food coloring. It came out awesome and iced the 23 cupcakes I made. Thanks, Laura. :)
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The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.34 star rating.
Reviewed: Sep. 7, 2006
I read the other reviews and was worried about using so much shortening in the frosting so I substituted 1/4 c. butter for part of the shortening. I could definitely taste the shortening in this frosting and I wouldn't make it again this way. In my opinion, it would be much better if you substituted butter for the shortening.
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Reviewed: Aug. 26, 2006
Yum! and easy. I didn't have a problem with the amount of powdered sugar. I thought the consistancy came out just fine, unlike a few other reviewers. However, I used real butter and milk instead of water and shortening.
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Reviewed: Aug. 16, 2006
My family found this to be delicious cake frosting. My husband actually complimented it...which means that it was really good! I like this recipe because it is not too sugary. I could actually eat the frosting from the bowl and enjoyed it!
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