Noah's Ark Baby Shower Cake

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Comment by Sandra Smiley on August 10, 2015 at 2:46pm

I always used butter, Betty, but I didn't add the touch of Crisco and I wasn't beating the butter/Crisco long enough either.  I did just as you said, set the mixer on low and went about my business for about 10 minutes.  Wow, what a difference!  THANKS, Queen Betty!

Comment by Betty on August 10, 2015 at 1:42pm

See Sandra , if you put enough of BUTTER in it (gotta be butter), beat it to make it creamy and American butter cream can be good and tasty.:))

Comment by Sandra Smiley on August 10, 2015 at 12:28pm

Yes, June, and the ratio is so small that the taste was not compromised at all.  This will be my "go to" buttercream from now on.

Comment by June Kowalczyk on August 10, 2015 at 8:36am

Ahhhh Crisco....a decorators best friend!!

Comment by Sandra Smiley on August 9, 2015 at 11:43pm

Oh, by the way, Betty, I used your buttercream recipe for this cake and it was fabulous...so creamy and so much more workable.  Who knew a little daub of Crisco could do such wonders!  After staring at your cakes for the past year and a half, I decided that I have been making my buttercream too thick, so I made it a bit thinner this time too.  It was so responsive that it made me want to pipe!

Comment by Sandra Smiley on August 9, 2015 at 11:41pm

Betty, I will admit they turned out a lot cuter than I expected :o)

Comment by Sandra Smiley on August 9, 2015 at 11:36pm

Thank you so much, Goreti, Betty, Katy and June!!  Your are all so sweet and supportive :o)  Betty, in the background are a second sheep, a second elephant and a pair of (what is supposed to be) hedgehogs (that look more like miniature corn on the cob - lol).

Comment by June Kowalczyk on August 9, 2015 at 8:05pm

so totally sweet.....love them critters....

Comment by Katy Nott on August 9, 2015 at 12:49pm

Just love, love it

Comment by Betty on August 9, 2015 at 12:12pm

Love this Sandra, so sweet. The animals are so cute. I like the "woolly" sheep with the pink ears (my favorite)...The lions..the elephants... giraffes..do I see  cows in there??  Shoot,.. I guess I love all of them..:)))) even the ones in the back that I can't tell what they are.  :)

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