BEST Icing EVER

Ingredients:

• 115g Room temp. butter
• 145g Shortening
• 1 1/4 tsp. Vanilla Extract
• 1/2 tsp.(113g) Butter Flavour
• 3-6 tsp. water
• 4 cups Icing Sugar
• Pinch of Salt

Directions:

1. Start off by creaming together your shortening and butter on medium speed for 2min.
2. Add in your salt, vanilla, and butter flavour and mix until incorporated.
3. Add in half of the icing sugar and 2 tsp of water.
4. Mix on low speed until combined, then mix on high speed for 2 min.
5. Add in remaining icing sugar and 1 tsp of water, mix on low speed until combined, then mix on high speed for 3 min.
6. If icing seems too stiff add additional water.

• Water should be adjusted according to climate. If there is a lot of humidity in the air only add in 3 tsp of water. If you are making icing in the winter and it is very cold, you might need to add in all 6 tsp. of water to achieve the desired consistency. If your icing is to soft it may be because you have added to much water, or it is very hot or humid where you live. Try lowering the water content a bit to make a stiffer icing, you can also stiffen it up by adding in extra icing sugar. If your icing is to stiff, try adding in more water to soften it up a bit.. You can make this icing up to a week ahead of time. Store in air tight container at room temperature, when you ready to use it just whip it up on your mixer and decorate away. However fresh icing is much easier to work with. Store in air tight container at room temperature.