'bubbly' Buttercream Frosting... Help
Decorating By cryssek Updated 23 Mar 2010 , 2:04pm by Mug-a-Bug
I have had this issue on a number of different occasions, and I cannot figure out what I am doing wrong. (It doesn't happen everytime).
Sometimes when I make buttercream, and start frosting the cake, the frosting will have air bubbles in it. After doing the Viva method, it looks fine (and tastes fine) but I cannot figure out why it does this. It takes so much more time to get it perfect when there are bubbles in it.
I am guessing that I am probably over beating the frosting prior to using it, but sometimes it needs it to incorporate everything together.
Help?!??
After beating your frosting, but before placing it on your cake, try taking a wide spatula and pressing the frosting against the side of the bowl by hand, gently easing out the bubbles, sort of like smashing, if that makes any sense.. HTH. 
After beating your frosting, but before placing it on your cake, try taking a wide spatula and pressing the frosting against the side of the bowl by hand, gently easing out the bubbles, sort of like smashing, if that makes any sense.. HTH.
Yep. I do this and it works like a charm. 
Also, don't beat it on high speed. The more and faster you beat it the more air is going to be introduced into the frosting. Slower is better.
When I do this the icing becomes soupy because the beater blade gets really warm, so I start on low to incorporate the sugar the beat on high until just fluffy. But yes as someone stated the icing must come above the beater blade or air will be whipped in.
I make my icing like in Sugarshacks youtube video (link below). Make it so it fills your bowl. # of quarts your bowl is = pounds of PS. So, if you have a 5qt mixer you use 5 cups shortening (or butter), and 5 lbs PS. Encorporate all your ingredients then turn that baby on speed 6 until you can see it become fluffy. (At least a few minutes). I do it this way and NEVER get air. HTH
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