Buttercream Icing III

== Description ==
This recipe comes from a cake decorating class I took a while back. If you have trouble finding some of the ingredients, try the baking aisle of an arts-and-crafts store, such as Hobby Lobby.
== Ingredients ==
* 2 cups Crisco
* 8 cups sifted powdered sugar
* 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
* 1 tablespoon meringue powder
* ½ teaspoon salt
* ½ cup of liquid:
** 1 teaspoon clear vanilla
** ½ teaspoon clear butter flavor
** ½ teaspoon almond extract
** rest of ½ cup: water
== Directions ==
# In large mixing bowl, add Crisco, sifted powdered sugar, flour, meringue powder, and salt.
# In measuring cup, add clear vanilla, butter flavor, and almond extract.
# Fill up with water to ½ cup line.
# Be sure to only use ½ cup of liquid total, or the icing will become too soft to work with if more is added.
# Add liquid mixture to ingredients in bowl.
# Mix on medium speed until icing is completely mixed and smoothed.
==Notes==
8 cups are equal to a 2 lb bag of powdered sugar. Also, you may substitute almond extract for lemon, orange, etc.
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