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Here is a double batch of Martha’s icing.
Martha Ivie (from Oak View Baptist Church in Irving, TX) shared her icing recipe with me a couple of years ago. I have used it so much since then… and I thought it’d be good to share it with y’all, too. So, here you go!
Regular frosting:
2 lbs powdered sugar
1 cup vegetable shortening
1/2 cup water
1 tsp. vanilla
pinch of salt
1 tsp butter flavoring
1/4 tsp almond extract–optional
Mix all ingredients.
Chocolate frosting:
2 sticks of butter
1 1/3 cups cocoa
2 lbs powdered sugar
1 tbsp vanilla
2/3 cup milk (or more)
Mix all ingredients; continue to add milk until it reaches the right texture (I think that’s around 1 1/2 cups for me.)
These icings are PERFECT for cake decorating; they’re both pretty stiff. The regular icing will also keep forever in a tupperware container in the fridge.
Enjoy!
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