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You can substitute an equal amount of butter for the shortening; just keep in mind that the frosting will be much less resistant to heat, so if your cake will be in a warm environment, you may end up with puddles of buttercream on the table! If your recipe doesn't already call for egg whites, I would add a tbsp of meringue powder (or one egg white) to the recipe, to help the buttercream crust a bit; this may help with the stability of the frosting.
Buttercream frosting is made by combining a fat (butter or shortening) with sugar; both fat and sugar tend to soften and eventually melt in warm weather. Any buttercream frosting will melt if left in a warm room or outside in the sun in warm weather.
Yes, if by table spread you mean margarine. Butter will give a better flavour but margarine will be less fattening.
A common substitute for shortening in frosting recipes is butter.
A common shortening substitute for frosting in baking recipes is butter.
Butter will always taste better than shortening in frosting. However, butter will give the frosting a pale yellow tint, which can be a problem if a cake must be white or a pale pastel color. Butter also will melt at a lower temperature than shortening, causing the frosting to be less stable in warm weather.
yes because the shortening is just like butter 1 cup of shortening is like 1 cup of butter tell me how the frosting came out =)
The most widely used frosting on store-bought cakes in the U.S. and Canada is buttercream frosting. It is most often made with shortening with artificial butter and vanilla flavoring added.
Yes, you can use shortening in Italian meringue buttercream, although traditional recipes typically use only unsalted butter. Shortening can help stabilize the buttercream and make it more resilient in warmer conditions, but it may alter the flavor and texture slightly. Using a combination of both shortening and butter can provide a balance of stability and flavor.
Yes, for one cup of shortening use one cup of butter.
You can, but your pretzels won't taste nearly as good. It's like using shortening in cake frosting, as most bakeries do. That's why their frosting is not very good. It's much better to use butter or margarine if you want to produce the tastiest result.
A delicious frosting recipe that does not require refrigeration is a simple buttercream frosting made with butter, powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and a little milk.