Decorator's Buttercream Icing

Name: Decorator's Buttercream Icing
Ingredients: Ingredients; 2 cups (1 pound) unsalted butter, room temperature; 1 cup vegetable shortening or hi-ratio shortening; 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice or 1 1/2 tsp lemon extract, pure vanilla extract, or almond extract; 3 lbs 10X confectioners' sugar; 1/2 cup + 1 Tbsp (4 1/2 fl ounces) water, milk, or clear liqueur; 3 Tbsp meringue powder (seeNotes); 1 tsp salt

Decorator's Buttercream Icing was pinched from <a href="http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Decorators-Buttercream-Icing-109260" target="_blank">www.epicurious.com.</a>

"This decorator's staple remains an old reliable when all else fails. It even performs well in warm weather...."

INGREDIENTS

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Ingredients

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2 cups (1 pound) unsalted butter, room temperature

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1 cup vegetable shortening or hi-ratio shortening

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1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice or 1 1/2 tsp lemon extract, pure vanilla extract, or almond extract

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3 lbs 10X confectioners' sugar

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1/2 cup + 1 Tbsp (4 1/2 fl ounces) water, milk, or clear liqueur

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3 Tbsp meringue powder (seeNotes)

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1 tsp salt

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