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This is the recipe given to me by my aunt who had a catering/cake decorating business for about 30 years. She used it for all her wedding cakes. I use it for ALL my cakes. The icing crusts well so VIVA works on this one (but not necessarily as a ‘faux fondant’). Milk makes this better (use within a week or so)..but you can use water for longer use.

Betty’s Buttercream

Ingredients

  • The following is considered a ‘double’ recipe.

    1 cup whole or 2% milk (or water)
    2 cups Crisco
    2 tsp Clear Butter Flavoring
    2 tsp Clear Vanilla Flavoring (can use lemon also)
    64 oz Powdered Sugar (2 bags or 4 boxes)
    pinch of salt

Instructions

    Combine milk (or water), Crisco, Flavorings, salt and 1/2 of the sugar and mix well. Gradually add the remaining sugar and mix well. You can thin this with water or milk.

  2. NOTE: I add a tiny bit of meringue powder for roses. I also use Lorann Oils (caramel, etc) in this.

    c’mom, it’s going on a cake…….