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Ornamental Icing

By: Carol 
"This is a good wedding cake icing. While frosting cake, keep bowl covered with a damp cloth to prevent excessive evaporation. Makes enough to frost one 3 tiered wedding cake, and to decorate with garlands and flowers."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 3.0 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (2)

 

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Original Recipe Yield 5 cups
 

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 12 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
  • 5 egg whites
  • 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions

  1. Cream butter or margarine. Add salt and part of the sugar gradually, blending after each addition. Add remaining sugar, alternately with the egg whites first, then with the cream; beat after each addition. Beat after each addition until smooth. Add vanilla, and blend.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 349 | Total Fat: 5.8g | Cholesterol: 16mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 3.0 star rating.
Reviewed on May 2, 2004 by RADIOLOGY726   view full review
This icing was awful too! I have been baking for years and this is the first time that I have...
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 3.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 5, 2010 by Dcookiebaker   view full review
Way too thin and runny! I even chilled the mixture for a few hours and rebeat it before...

 

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