Notes

I think the notes people include in their recipes make them more personal. If I write a note myself about a recipe, it will always be written in purple.

Monday, April 18, 2011

Butter cream Icing

Butter cream Icing

1/2 cup solid vegetable shortening

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine softened
1 teaspoon clear vanilla extract
4 cups sifted confectioners' sugar (approximately 1 lb.)
2 tablespoons milk

Makes:

About 3 cups of icing.

Wedding Cake I

Wedding Cake

This cake taste very much like a Sarah Lee Pound cake.

1 1/2 C. Butter, room temp
2 1/2 C. Sugar
5  Eggs
1 tsp.  Vanilla
1 tsp. extract- What ever flavor you like ex.Almond (I used Butter flavor)  
3 C. All-Purpose Flour
3/4 tsp Baking powder
1/4 tsp Salt

Cream butter and sugar, until light and fluffy.  Add eggs one at a time beating well after each addition.
Add extracts mix well.
Sift together all dry ingredients. Mix with wet ingredients gradually, mixing well.  Divide and bake according to he chart on your cake pans.