This icing recipe may seem a bit odd, but I can assure it works!
Using white shortening (Trex) instead of butter or marge makes for a very white cream icing which colours much better for decorating and actually doesn’t taste odd in the slightest!
175g dark chocolate, minimum 70% cocoa solids
250g unsalted butter, softened
275g icing sugar, sifted
1 tbsp vanilla extract or camp coffee
Tricky to learn, but makes fantastic cake topping for cup cakes and petit fours.
2-1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup glucose syrup
Use a Sugar Thermometer
120g butter
120g vegetable fat
1 lb. icing sugar
flavouring (try to use the real stuff & not 'essence')
a splash of milk