Crusting Buttercream Cake Decorators Frosting Recipes

Steps:

• In a large bowl, use an electric hand mixer to cream butter until smooth, but not airy. Add milk, vanilla and salt and mix to incorporate.
• Sift powdered sugar over the butter mixture. Mix until incorporated and smooth. Do not overmix, to avoid air pockets in your frosting.
• Divide the frosting and add gel food coloring as desired.
• Use a piping bag fitted with desired tip to pipe flowers onto parchment paper. Freeze the flowers for at least 20 minutes.
• Use a knife to lift frozen flowers from parchment and onto a frosted cake. Arrange as desired.
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• Use mixer (automatic mixer works best)Paddle attachment. Add Hi-Ration shortening in to mixing bowl. heat the creamer in the microwave 'til hot (not boiling - and cream it into the hi-ratio before adding the rest of the ingredients cream until completely mixed.
• slowly add remaining ingredients. Whip until fluffy as long as needed, some people will whip this up to 10 minutes or more with an automatic mixer and just let it sit and do its thing until fluffy.
• The cornstarch in allows for this to be dry to the touch, but it isn't quite as stiff as it is with meringue.