Place 1 4 cup frosting each in three small bowls.
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Add milk according to purpose.
It s quick and easy to make bright white for cake decorating and you can easily change it s consistency.
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You can double the recipe if you have a sturdy mixer.
At a time and beat on high until completely blended.
This easy to make icing can be tinted with food coloring and hardens to a shiny finish when it dries making it ideal.
If you wish use half shortening and half unsalted butter.
Made with only 3 ingredients royal icing is a classic for a reason it s simple to make easy to use and is the first step in making a cake be it a christmas cake or otherwise beautiful.
It s so basic it makes the hassle of cake decorating so much easier.
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The butter should be room temperature about 70 degrees.
Our recipe should make enough best buttercream frosting to cover a 9 x 13 sheet cake or a two layer 8 cake.
If you are making cupcakes you should be able to frost 24 cupcakes if you apply the frosting with a knife.
In a standing mixer with a paddle attachment the rubber scraper paddle is preferable slowly mix the butter and the vanilla bean paste together just until combined.
Royal icing is key for cookie decorating.
Set aside 2 1 4 cups of remaining frosting for basket weave decoration and shell border.
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This is a pure white wedding cake frosting.
Cream butter and shortening then add vanilla.
Tint one blue one yellow and one green.
You need less if you are making flowers or borders than if you are just covering a cake.
You should be able to press your finger into the stick of butter easily.
Add milk 1 tbls.
Spread remaining frosting between layers and over top and sides of cake.
My recipe and method for making easy royal icing for cake decorating is one of my go to for making cake decorating easy as can be.
Remove what you need for decorating before you thin the rest down for frosting.
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