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A simple recipe for American buttercream (the kind you might find on a cake from a grocery store) is "411". That's:
4 lbs of powdered sugar
1 lb of butter
1 lb of shortening
Obviously do a 1/4 batch if you don't need that much. "411" is just easy to remember. Then all you do is cream those together, maybe add some vanilla. You may have to add moisture if its really stiff, such as water, or even juice for a flavored buttercream. There are other buttercream formulas....french buttercream, Italian meringue buttercream....but these are for the more advanced.
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C and H vanilla buttercream frosting recipe?
From C&H Basic buttercream http://www.chsugar.com/recipes/recipedisplay.asp?RecipeId=Va1015200120234 French Buttercream http://www.chsugar.com/recipes/recipedisplay.asp?RecipeId=Ba5142002122752
Does whipped frosting or buttercream frosting have more sugar?
whipped frosting
Do you have a recipe to share?
A delicious one is a vanilla cupcake with buttercream frosting and shredded coconut on top!! Delicious and very easy!
Buttercream frosting asks for butter and shortening have no shortening just use a lot of butter?
You can substitute an equal amount of butter for the shortening; just keep in mind that the frosting will be much less resistant to heat, so if your cake will be in a warm environment, you may end up with puddles of buttercream on the table! If your recipe doesn't already call for egg whites, I would add a tbsp of meringue powder (or one egg white) to the recipe, to help the buttercream crust a bit; this may help with the stability of the frosting.
Can you use creamer instead of half and half in a frosting recipe?
Yes, if it is used as the liquid in the frosting, half & half is fine in buttercream frosting.
Do you need shorting for a chocolate buttercream frosting?
Just use: 300 g icing sugar 100 g unsalted butter 40 g cocoa powder 40 ml whole milk (the hummingbird frosting recipe)
Why does buttercream wedding cake frosting melt like soup?
Buttercream frosting is made by combining a fat (butter or shortening) with sugar; both fat and sugar tend to soften and eventually melt in warm weather. Any buttercream frosting will melt if left in a warm room or outside in the sun in warm weather.
Buttercream frosting asks for shortening can you use butter instead?
Of couRse
What is the frosting used on american store bought cakes or Eagle Scout cakes?
The most commonly used frosting on store-bought cakes in the U.S. is buttercream frosting.
How much fat is in buttercream frosting?
thirteen...you dont want to know how many calories :)
Can you use edible gold cake spray on buttercream frosting?
Yes, so long as the frosting has set properly. (If the frosting is very soft, the spray may drip/run into the frosting giving an odd appearance).
What is wrong with buttercream frosting for a wedding cake?
It melts, and you have to slurp it up with a spoon like soup!
