Butter Icing       Veg    CD    ACC    5mins

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Ingredients

50g/2oz Softened Butter

100g/4oz Icing Sugar

Instructions

1. Place the softened butter in a mixing bowl and sift the icing sugar over the top.

2. Add the flavouring of your choice if using (see below) and cream all the ingredients together with a wooden spoon until well  blended. Use as required (see below).

Amounts to use

To top a  15cm/6 inch cake                                       50g/2oz Butter – 100g/4oz Icing Sugar

To top and fill a 15cm cake                                        100g/4oz Butter – 225g/8oz Icing Sugar

To top, fill and side coat a 15cm/6 inch cake       225g/8oz Butter – 450g/1lb Icing Sugar

To top a 20cm/8 inch cake                                         100g/4oz Butter – 225g/8oz Icing Sugar

To top and fill a 20cm/8 inch cake                          225g/8oz Butter – 450g/1lb Icing Sugar

To top, fill and side coat a 20cm/8 inch cake       350g/12oz Butter – 675g/1 ½ lb Icing Sugar

Flavourings

Here  are just a few – add to the other ingredients before mixing. Amounts below are based on  50g/2oz Butter. Multiply as necessary.

Chocolate Butter Icing

Either 1 teasp Cocoa or 25g/1oz Melted Chocolate

A few drops of Vanilla Extract

Coconut Butter Icing

25g/1oz Desiccated Coconut

Coffee Butter Icing

1 Teasp Instant Coffee dissolved in 2 teasp Hot water. Cool before adding to the mixture.

Lemon Butter Icing

2 teasp very finely grated Lemon Rind

2 teasp Lemon Juice

Orange Butter Icing

1 tbsp very finely grated Orange Rind

2 teasp Orange Juice

Rum Butter Icing

2 teasp Dark Rum

Vanilla Butter Icing

A few drops of Vanilla Essence

Coloured Butter Icing

A few drops of Food colouring

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