Simple Icing

Name: Simple Icing
Ingredients: 1/2 stick margarine; Vanilla extract, to taste; Powdered sugar, as needed

3 ingredients•2 steps

Ingredients

- 1/2 stick margarine
- Vanilla extract, to taste
- Powdered sugar, as needed

Instructions

1
Melt the margarine.
2
Beat in vanilla and powdered sugar to desired consistency and taste.

💡 Cook's Notes

This icing holds its exact piping shape as long as temperatures don't melt the butter—unlike egg white based icings which pipe well and harden nicely but smooth out to a glossy flat or rounded surface.

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