Wedding Cake Frosting
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Wedding Cake Frosting
Wedding Cake Frosting (VRP 400)
Ingredients
- 8 cups sifted confectioners sugar
- 1 cup vegetable shortening*
- 1/3 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon lemon extract
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 4 egg whites, unbeaten
- 1/4 cup warm milk (about
- * Butter may be used but frosting will be cream colored instead of white
Instructions
Cream 1½ cups of the sugar with the shortening.
Add salt and extracts
Beat in egg whites alternately with remaining sugar.
Gradually add sufficient milk to make frosting a soft, spreading consistency.
Brush loose crumbs from layers of cake. Frost tops of the layers, then put together. Frost sides. Keep frosting in bowl covered with damp cloth while frosting cake.
For decorating, thicken remaining frosting (should be about 1½ cups) with enough additional confectioners sugar so that when put through pastry tube designs will hold sharp edges.
This recipe is sufficient to frost and decorate a cake of 3 layers, 12, 10 and 8 inches, or 12, 9 and 6 inches.