If you don’t want your icing to taste like shortening, don’t put it in there! ;) Seriously, I use an all-butter icing and my customers RAVE over it!
Here’s a link to my blog with the recipe, plus how I get my cakes smooth → http://tinyurl.com/buttercreamtut
Jenniffer White, Cup a Dee Cakes - http://cupadeecakes.blogspot.com