D E C O R A T O R ' S   C A K E   F R O S T I N G
Excellent for frosting wedding and birthday cakes. It is also a perfect consistency to use with a pastry tube for making cake decorations.

• 1-1/2 cups shortening

• 1/2 cup hot water

• 2 boxes confectioners' powdered sugar

• 1/8 teaspoon salt

• 1 teaspoon butter flavoring

• 2 teaspoon colorless vanilla flavoring

Using electric mixer, cream shortening until very soft. Add salt, a little powdered sugar and flavorings. Then alternately add water and powdered sugar, beating on medium speed until frosting is smooth after each addition. (Do Not mix on a high speed as it will cause air bubbles in frosting).

This frosting can be used to frost a cake, with enough to use in a pastry bag to make decorations for the cake.

Decorations can be made and frozen on waxed paper placed on a cookie sheet and covered with plastic wrap. These will keep several weeks. To use: thaw decorations and use on frosted cake. Do not put brightly colored decorations on cake before freezing cake as color will bleed into frosting when thawed.

VARIATIONS:

1. Chocolate: Add 3 tablespoons cocoa to powdered sugar mixture.

2. Lemon: Omit butter and vanilla flavorings and add 3 teaspoons lemon flavoring.

Wedding Cake Frosting

Five recipes of frosting will ice and decorate a wedding cake as follows: one 6-inch layer (top tier), one 14-inch layer, and one 18-inch layer, making three tiers, suitable for a small wedding. Will serve 50 to 60 people.