What is crisco ? How can i make an edible flower on top of a cake ?

i always see crisco in all these recipes, what is it ?





and if i use a wedding cake type of icing, how can i make a flower?


thanks

What is crisco ? How can i make an edible flower on top of a cake ?
Crisco is a brand name for vegetable shortening... you can buy it in large tubs (think coffee can size) or packages of sticks for easy measuring. If making a flower out of icing then opt for a thicker icing (1/2 c. butter, 1/2 c. vegetable shortening, 4 c. powdered sugar, 1 tsp. vanilla extract and splashes of milk until you have frosting the consistency of thick mashed potatoes). You can make roses using a flower pick (available at craft stores in the cake decorating section), but roses are difficult to make and take some practice. You could also buy star tip for your icing bag (again, look in cake decorating section of craft store) and pipe flowers directly onto the cake. Go to www.wilton.com - they should have some tips and techniques for you.





Good luck!!
Reply:Crisco is a solid vegetable shortening.





As for the flowers, they take a lot of time and practice. If you have a Hobby Lobby near you Wilton gives classes on cake decorating there and they sale all the supplies and books you need. Also, try the Wilton web site.
Reply:Crisco is solid shortening. You can buy it at the supermarket where you buy vegetable oil (usually in the cooking aisle). To learn how to make frosting flowers, I would go to a shop like Michael's and got a how-to book.
Reply:Crisco is solid vegetable shortening and can be found at your local grocery store in the baking aisle.





To make a flower, you'd have to use a pastry bag with a special tip for making flower shapes.
Reply:crisco is a solid vegetable shortening oftne used in wedding cake frostings and decorations because it makes a nice stable frosting
Reply:Crisco is a vegetable oil you dont eat it and you especially dont put in on cakes.Use butterscotch or something crisco would make people throw up!


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Reply:Crisco, a popular brand of shortening, was first produced in 1911 by Procter %26amp; Gamble and was the first shortening to be made entirely of vegetable oil.