Our favorite icing is home-made, and *very* simple: we use pareve margarine
in stick form (typically Fleischmanns pareve stick margarine), lots of
powdered sugar, a little vanilla, and occasionally a few drops of
water.  Whips up pretty stiff and tastes great. Shortening could be
substituted for the margarine, and may work better, since it's more solid
at room temp.


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