I just used that recipe today and it came out beautifully! I got it
off the Wilton website (www.wilton.com) and it has all the ingredients
you just listed. It's called buttercream frosting. Good luck!



Sarah Merchant > wrote in message >...
> I took a cake decorating class some years ago and got a recipe there for
> icing. It was like a buttermilk icing but didn't use butter or milk. I can
> remember that it used powdered sugar, shortening, butter and vanilla
> extract, water and salt. I can't remember the measurements and I can't find
> the recipe. Does anyone know this one? My mother used to make one similar
> but without the salt and I really did prefer the salt.
> Any help is more than appreciated!
> Thanks,
> Sarah