I have a friend who is getting married in May and she wanted to know if there was another icing choice other than buttercream. Got any ideas with recipes?
Italian Meringue Buttercream (IMBC) Not as sweet as regular BC and really easy to work with! Totally different texture and taste also.
Italian Meringue Buttercream (IMBC) Not as sweet as regular BC and really easy to work with! Totally different texture and taste also.
I thought IMBC IS regular buttercream
Mike
Smart and Final sells this Non-dairy icing in milk cartons in the freezer section it is called Pastry Pride (Premier) it is wonderful, all you do is whip it no need to add anything else, it tastes great, and it's easy to frost.
If you are decorating a cake in BC only and not using fondant, then it is best to use a BC or an IMBC for the outside. BUT you can do any kind of filling in the world in between your layers!!! Just make sure that you make a good dam of BC around the edge of the layer, spread your filling inside, top with your next layer, and crumb coat in your frosting of choice.
You could do fruit fillings, cream fillings, white or chocolate mousse, ganache, nuts, caramels, different flavored BC's i.e. cappuccino or mint, spiced cream cheese icing, flavored dark chocolate BC icing like orange dark chocolate, I mean the sky is the limit! Let me know if you need more help .
Helpful guide to the different types of icings:
(Also has handy troubleshooting guide on last page.)
http://tinyurl.com/yh44gu
Everything you ever wanted to know about the different meringue b/c's (and so much more):
(With recipes.)
http://forum.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopicp-6011626-.html
Everything you ever wanted to know about ganache:
(With recipes.)
http://forum.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-497433-.html
Chocolate 101:
http://tinyurl.com/ytby97
HTH
Mike, I guess it's just what you consider regular. To me regular buttercream is made with icing sugar, butter, shortening etc. IMBC is made with regular sugar, egg whites and butter. I just find it easier to work with and it's not as sweet.
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