Shortening

by cheryl slack
(philadelphia, pa. )

I am extremely new to cake baking and want to know exactly what is shortening? The can of Crisco says it is shortening but I can't imagine using a cup of it to make icing. Can you please tell me exactly what shortening is?
Thank you for your help.

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Jul 24, 2009
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Shortening
by: DanaG

Tons of frosting recipes call for shortening. Sharon Zambito (you can see her on YouTube) who makes DVD's about how to frost a cake uses 5 cups of shortening. Crisco is exactly what most cake decorators use. You can also make a Mousseline butter cream which is sugar, butter & egg whites or a meringue butter cream - neither of these have shortening but are more delicate with the heat and food safety issues. Hope this helped.

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