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Frosting & Icing are sweet, sugary mixtures that can fill or cover cakes and other desserts. They are essentially the same thing, and cooks in different kitchens use the two terms interchangeably.
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Base Frosting
by the Editors of Easy Home Cooking Magazine
Yield: Makes about 2 cups
Ingredients:
3
cups powdered sugar, sifted
1/2
cup shortening
1/4
cup milk
1/2
teaspoon vanilla
Additional milk
Preparation:
1.
Combine sugar, shortening, 1/4 cup milk and vanilla in large bowl. Beat with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Add more milk, 1 teaspoon at a time, until frosting is a thin consistency. Use frosting immediately.
This recipe appears in: Frosting & Icing
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Publications International, Ltd., the Editors of. "Base Frosting." 31 August 2006. HowStuffWorks.com. <http://recipes.howstuffworks.com/base-frosting-b-recipe.htm> 16 May 2008.
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