Publix Buttercream Icing

• Vegetarian

• Baking & Spices

  • 1/2 tsp Almond extract
  • 1 tsp Butter flavoring
  • 2 lbs Confectioners' sugar
  • 1 tbsp Meringue, powder
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract
  • 2 cups Vegetable shortening

• Dairy

  • 1/2 lb Butter
  • 1 tbsp Milk

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Description

Ingredients

• 1/2 pound (2 sticks) butter
• 2 cups vegetable shortening (preferably Crisco)
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon butter flavoring
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 tablespoon meringue powder
• 2 pounds confectioners’ sugar, sifted
• 1 tablespoon milk (optional)

Directions

• Combine the butter, Crisco, and salt in a large bowl and beat on low speed for 5 minutes. Add the vanilla, butter flavor, and almond extract and beat until well blended. Turn off the mixer and add the meringue powder and half of the confectioners’ sugar. Mix on the slowest speed the mixer has. Mix in the remaining sugar 1/2 cup at a time, until all the sugar is mixed in. Turn the mixer up to medium and beat until smooth and creamy. This should take about 5 minutes. If the icing seems too thick to spread, beat in up to 1 tablespoon milk to loosen it. Additional Notes Meringue powder and butter flavoring can be found where cake decorating supplies are sold. The recipe can be made without these two ingredients, but the icing tastes better if you use the butter flavoring. And the icing with hold its shape better with the meringue powder. I highly recommend sifting your confectioners’ sugar before using. Sifting eliminates those clumps that sometimes form in the confectioners’ sugar. Once you have sifted the confectioners’ sugar it blends together better than unsifted confectioners’ sugar. If you don’t have a sifter you can use a regular sieve, it works well.