I've never used that stuff in my life. I don't. Want to start now but I need white frosting for black forest cupcakes. What would u do for a frosting flavor instead? Chocolate cupcakes with cherry filling. Supposed to b white but ... not if that means crisco. Ive looked at a ton of white frosting buttercream recipes and cant find one withought "shortening." I thought it was butter, but I guess u can't get yellow butter to b white. Cream cheese base sounds not right with bblack forest. Thoughts?
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the only way to make white buttercream frosting is with crisco?
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Fairy, I like to use palm shortening. It is totally natural so no trans fat. Yes, it is still saturated fat but it is much, much, healthier than Crisco! You can find it at whole foods. It also works great for "greasing" the pan with baking.
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I've used Spectrum shortening before.
http://www.amazon.com/Spectrum-Natur.../dp/B001FA1DG4
when I do use it, I add some butter as I find the all shortening icings to have a too greasy mouthfeel. A little butter IMO helps with that. (I'm by no means an expert cake baker/shortening person however!)Mama to DS-2004
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I would do a whipped cream frosting
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I don't use shortening in frosting because I don't want to eat shortening straight like that. Cream cheese frosting or straight butter and sugar is what I use.
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I've always thought icing made with butter was pretty white. It doesn't look yelloe to me.
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You could look for organic butter unsalted, it always seems whiter to me.
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You could just frost them chocolate and call it a day.
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You can make an Italian meringue buttercream and that will be closer to white. Or Italian meringue with out the butter.
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"Real" black forest cake (at least the ones I buy) have whipped cream frosting, with shaved dark chocolate on top. And of course cherries (in the filling and on top of the cake). I've never had a BFC with icing on it.
I would think that whipped cream would be much easier, though it doesn't necessarily "sit" well (ie for transport).Melissa
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