Class Buttercream Icing

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup vegetable shortening (solid )
• 1 teaspoon imitation vanilla (wilton) or 1 teaspoon almond flavoring (wilton) or 1 teaspoon butter flavor extract (wilton)
• 7 -8 teaspoons milk or 7 -8 teaspoons water
• 1 lb confectioners' sugar (pure cane)
• 1 tablespoon meringue powder (wilton brand, you can skip if you are allergic to eggs)
• 1 pinch salt
• 1/4 cup cocoa
• 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate squares, melted
• 1 -2 tablespoon water

Recipe

• 1 cream shortening, flavoring, and water.
• 2 add dry ingredients and mix on medium speed until all ingredients have been thoroughly mixed together.
• 3 blend an additional minute or so, until creamy.
• 4 for chocolate buttercream: add cocoa, melted chocolate squares, and water to the recipe and mix until well blended.