Wilton's Whipped Icing Mix

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Permalink Reply by jeri c on May 18, 2010 at 1:44am

I have used it a couple times but not for flowers. It is a lighter icing that does not hold up like buttercream or royal. I don't think you did anything wrong... just not a good product for making flowers.

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Permalink Reply by Mizztry on May 18, 2010 at 8:30am

I know...the box is wrong!! It clearly says it holds up for flowers and it does not. I guess i will have to make my flowers with BC or RI...

Thanks Jeri!

jeri c said:

I have used it a couple times but not for flowers. It is a lighter icing that does not hold up like buttercream or royal. I don't think you did anything wrong... just not a good product for making flowers.

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Permalink Reply by Elizabeth McDowell on May 18, 2010 at 8:42am

You may want to add some gelatin to the icing. This seems to help whipped icings hold shape better.

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Permalink Reply by Megan Ethridge on May 18, 2010 at 10:00am

Crisco icing

1 box + 1 cup of powdered sugar
1 cup Crisco
1/4 cup warm water
1 tsp flavoring

this works best for me

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Permalink Reply by Mizztry on May 18, 2010 at 10:56am

Thanks Elizabeth, but i am trying to avoild using gelatin in the icing..

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Permalink Reply by Mizztry on May 18, 2010 at 10:57am

Megan, thanks for the receipe. This is fresh cream? And it holds well with flowers/decorating?

Megan Ethridge said:

Crisco icing

1 box + 1 cup of powdered sugar
1 cup Crisco
1/4 cup warm water
1 tsp flavoring

this works best for me

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Permalink Reply by Megan Ethridge on May 18, 2010 at 2:52pm

I don't know if it's freash I'm kinda new at this heh. All I know is my grandmother got this recipie a good 30 to 40 years ago and she made flowers with it for all that time so I know for a fact that the flowers will hold up.

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Permalink Reply by Elizabeth McDowell on May 18, 2010 at 8:35pm

It's not a fresh whip cream recipe. It does work well for flowers and piping, but it hardens more like a royal. The flowers will stand most anything once they dry.

Mizztry said:

Megan, thanks for the receipe. This is fresh cream? And it holds well with flowers/decorating?

Megan Ethridge said:

Crisco icing

1 box + 1 cup of powdered sugar
1 cup Crisco
1/4 cup warm water
1 tsp flavoring

this works best for me

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