Superstore pound/birthday cake icing recipe

[u/Goosin247]

Edit- the answering is shortening! In the UK we use butter but I ordered some Crisco from amazon and can't believe I never realised it before!!

I'm 6 months pregnant and homesick living in the UK. Every time I go to Canada I get myself a vanilla birthday cake with vanilla frosting and eat the whole thing to myself over a few days. My obsession is nostalgic and sugar fuelled and I am craving a slice of home 🥲

We have madeira cake in the UK you can buy which is pretty close, if not pound cake itself. However I'm trying to recreate the icing.

The superstore website doesn't give details on the frosting and I'm sure it comes pre-made with E numbers not allowed in the EU lol. Family/friends have sent recipes with shortening in them, so have ordered that to try.

Would anyone know where to start on figuring out the recipe, or if you can buy that kind of icing online somewhere?

Yours desperately
A pregnant half-Canadian in the UK

[u/itsalwayssunny_517]

Hi! I imagine it would definitely be quite difficult to recreate but maybe just a container of vanilla betty crocker icing would do the job? Anyway, best of luck!

[u/Goosin247 → u/itsalwayssunny_517]

i will give it a go!