Ice cream cake icing/frosting mixture/recipes?

I make ice cream cakes quite often and i am currently having a hard time with my usual mixture. I usually just do the powdered sugar and crisco recipe. I just eyeball it up and it comes out good. Today i did a bigger batch than i usually do and it isnt looking too hot. What is a good measurement for the mixture.





And also if you have an other easy recipes for good icing. feel free to post them.





ThanksIce cream cake icing/frosting mixture/recipes?
SNOW WHITE BUTTERCREAM ICING





This buttercream icing has an ideal consistency for frosting cakes. It has a firm quality making it good for wedding cake decorations and flat surface or flower nail flowers. Air dry decorations for 24 hours.





2/3 cup water


4 tablespoons meringue powder


12 cups sifted confectioners' sugar


1-1/4 cups shortening


3/4 teaspoon salt


1/2 teaspoon almond flavoring


1/2 teaspoon clear vanilla flavoring


1/4 teaspoon butter flavoring





Combine water and meringue powder; whip at high speed until peaks form. Add 4 cups of sugar, one cup at a time, beating after each addition at low speed. Alternately add shortening and remainder of sugar. Add salt and flavorings; beat at low speed until smooth.





YIELD: 7 cups icing. Recipe may be doubled or cut in half; however, if cut in half, yield is only 2陆 cups.


Ice cream cake icing/frosting mixture/recipes?
The best 'frosting' I ever found for an ice cream cake - Cool Whip. It's so simple, can't really decorate it with much because it's so light, but everyone loves whipped topping on ice cream sundaes, so why not?