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Bridal Cake Frosting Recipe

I've made wedding cakes for 15 years. I use box mixes but created my own frosting recipe. It has a nice flavor, plus it pipes and sets up well. I used this frosting on the cake when our daughter, Delores, married cowboy Les Jensen.

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Bridal Cake Frosting Recipe

Prep: 40 min.

Yield: 40 Servings

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Ingredients

10 cups shortening, divided
35 cups confectioners' sugar (about 10 pounds), divided
2-1/2 cups milk, divided
10 teaspoons vanilla extract, divided
5 teaspoons almond extract, divided

Directions

In a large bowl, cream 2 cups shortening. Gradually beat in 7 cups confectioners' sugar. Add 1/2 cup milk; beat until light and fluffy. Beat in 2 teaspoons vanilla and 1 teaspoon almond extract. Repeat four times. Store in the refrigerator. Bring to room temperature before decorating cake. Yield: 40 cups.

Recipes with Base Mix: Groom's Boot Cake

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 cup) equals 863 calories, 49 g fat (12 g saturated fat), 2 mg cholesterol, 9 mg sodium, 105 g carbohydrate, 0 fiber, 1 g protein.

Originally published as Bridal Cake Frosting in Down the Aisle Country-Style , p47