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Best White Icing Ever

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Aunt Saunny

This icing recipe is #1! It's quick and easy to make,
bright white for cake decorating, and you can easily change
it's consistency! This is the most important icing recipe
you'll ever have. It's so basic, it makes the hassle of cake decorating so much easier! If you wish, use half shortening and half unsalted butter. Makes 4 to 5 cups (20 servings).

4 cups confectioners' sugar
1 cup shortening
2 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon clear imitation
vanilla extract

Directions
1. In a large bowl, combine sugar, shortening, water and
vanilla. Beat on low speed to combine, then beat on medium speed for a full five minutes. It won't look like Icing at
first, but keep the mixer going for a full five minutes, and then you're done!
2. Note: If you're not using this for decorating, but just
for icing the cake, thin the icing by adding 3 tbs. of
corn syrup, or water to the icing.