Okay, so I now know that with a crusting buttercream, the key is to get the frosting up to the top of the KA paddle as suggested by Sharon (excellent idea!) to get the bubbles out. Now, how about for SMBC? When I have tried to make a big enough recipe to do this, my meringue did not get cool enough and my butter melted in and it took FOREVER for the buttercream to come together.
I love SMBC, but I'm afraid I am not very proud of how my cakes look when iced with it! For piped cupcakes - beautiful! If I'm pouring ganache over, or fondant - no problem. I'm concerned about when it is just the buttercream - I have unsightly popped bubbles and such that are driving me crazy. Any ideas out there??
Thanks everyone!
You need to let it cool completely before adding the butter! Also, switch to the paddle attachment at the end of the mixing process.
Read my second looooong post in this thread:
http://cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-625843-plastering.html
Okay, so I now know that with a crusting buttercream, the key is to get the frosting up to the top of the KA paddle as suggested by Sharon (excellent idea!) to get the bubbles out. Now, how about for SMBC? When I have tried to make a big enough recipe to do this, my meringue did not get cool enough and my butter melted in and it took FOREVER for the buttercream to come together.
I love SMBC, but I'm afraid I am not very proud of how my cakes look when iced with it! For piped cupcakes - beautiful! If I'm pouring ganache over, or fondant - no problem. I'm concerned about when it is just the buttercream - I have unsightly popped bubbles and such that are driving me crazy. Any ideas out there??
Thanks everyone!
In my own experience if this happened then you did not get the proper consistency to the SMBC. It will have a nice taste and you may be able to frost it, but it is not going to taste the way it should.
Antonia is right - you need to let it cool completely. When done right it will take on an even different taste and texture. It will be like heaven in your mouth. Enjoy.
Well ladies! I have to say that I am sooooo happy that I got this advice from you both! I tried Antonia's method and what a difference. I had 3 cakes, two covered in fondant and one buttercream with white chocolate ganache (tinted turquoise!!) poured over it and I was so excited to have smooth SMBC. It was just like soft serve ice cream. My other ones had been more fluffy like mousse (with lots of air bubbles). Thank you again!
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