Need a fabulous recipe...

[knlchevys]

for buttercream frosting. So there is this company here that makes these cupcakes. We love their frosting, not the cupcake as much. I can't find a recipe that is as good as theirs. I want to make cupcakes for my babe's 1st birthday and want to pipe the frosting on top to replicate theirs. So please, I've searched and searched. Help me with a great recipe for frosting. Thanks

[SmallMoments]

This is my favorite recipe...

Buttercream Icing
5 T. water
1/2 c. vegetable shortening
1 t. vanilla
1/4 t. butter flavor
1/2 t. almond flavor
1/2 t. salt
1 lb. confectioners' sugar (sifted if lumpy)

Combine all ingredients and beat on medium speed until well blended, about 10 minutes. Blend several minutes on low speed.

Chocolate: add desired amount of unsweetened cocoa powder to finished buttercream icing. May need to add water.

[Voodoo_Bryn]

did you try Bakerella's?

[knlchevys]

There are about 4 of us experimenting and we've looked everywhere and tried many. So about the flavoring (butter and almond), is it extract or like Wilton flavoring. And it's liquid right?

[BrattyMeg]

Here's one on Bakerella's site
http://bakerella.blogspot.com/2008/0...-as-sweet.html

she's posted the same one a few times..can also use icing colors to make it colored

[jessica31876]

I used to use the one in Betty Crockers cookbook when I was younger (used to bake ALOT as a teenager). Ill check and see if I can find it. What is the place you like called?

[jessica31876]

oh I used butter flavored crisco I think instead of margerine

Ingredients
8 cups powdered sugar
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup shortening
1/3 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon almond extract
Directions
1Beat powdered sugar, butter and shortening on low speed until blended. On medium speed, beat in the milk and vanilla until mixture is smooth.
2You can add small amounts of milk if it is too thick until you get your desired consistency. It takes literally just drops to change the consistency.

[knlchevys]

Thanks so much guys. It's not a store. It's just sisters that sell them at boutiques or special orders. I can't afford them for everyone for a party though. They are not the cheapest. Especially when I don't care for the cupcake part. I will say, they look amazing! I'll get on trying this different ones!! Thanks, thanks, thanks

[wvasweetness]

Originally Posted by FlirtatiousBrat

Here's one on Bakerella's site
http://bakerella.blogspot.com/2008/0...-as-sweet.html

she's posted the same one a few times..can also use icing colors to make it colored

This is by far my fave buttercream out there.

BUT, if you are not set on buttercream - you MUST try this recipe: http://www.ourbestbites.com/2008/09/...d-filling.html It is amazing!!

[jessica31876]

oh ok I was going to suggest searching for <storename or restaurant name> buttercream recipe cause alot of times you can find a recipe online. Like I used to love desert pizzas from Pizza Hut. (basically just a pie with crumbly topping and a vanilla frosting drizzled across it after its baked with a thin crust) All the pizza huts near us stopped making it so I looked online and found the recipe. Same thing for the pecan butter from Smokey Bones that I loved. If it was made by a store or restaurant you could have probably found the recipe that way.

Originally Posted by knlchevys

Thanks so much guys. It's not a store. It's just sisters that sell them at boutiques or special orders. I can't afford them for everyone for a party though. They are not the cheapest. Especially when I don't care for the cupcake part. I will say, they look amazing! I'll get on trying this different ones!! Thanks, thanks, thanks

[SmallMoments]

Originally Posted by knlchevys

There are about 4 of us experimenting and we've looked everywhere and tried many. So about the flavoring (butter and almond), is it extract or like Wilton flavoring. And it's liquid right?

Yes, the almond is an extract and the butter is a flavoring. YUM.