What are examples of emulsified shortening

Answers:
Emulsified shortening is also known as cake, icing or high ratio shortening. It can absorb more sugar and liquid than regular vegetable shortening and gives a finer/smoother texture to cakes while helping to keep them moist, as well as keeping icings more stable. It's mostly used in icings and cakes where the recipe contains a large percentage of sugar. Alpine Hi-Ratio Shortening and Sweetex are the most common brands.
ad
Relevant answers:
  • How do you make emulsified shortening?
    You don't. You let someone else do it, and then you buy it. You can't really "make" shortening at home (you could render lard from animal fatty tissue, if you really wanted to, but let me suggest...
  • How is emulsified shortening emulsified?
    I use shortning in making a white frosting. for a large cake I put a 2lb bag of powdered sugar and a half of cup of shortning. Using a mixer I add milk a little at a time until I get the consistency...
  • Can you give three examples of shortening?
    There are several brands (like Crisco) but shortening is just shortening. There aren't really more types.
  • Why is shortening called shortening?
    In baking terms, solid fats "shorten" baked goods - they have a tender, crumbly texture and do not rise as much as yeast breads which have little or no fat added. So "short bread" is sweet bread that...

    • Can you answer these questions?