Hi Ladies!

I am new here and am hoping you all can help...

I am having two butercream issues.

#1: Air bubbles in my buttercream! I hate it! I want a super smooth look, and instead am getting tiny bubbles here and there.

#2: Roses. I can do them, but I want them to be smooth. They look frilly right now! It's like the icing breaks a little making the rose pettals look frilly instead of smooth.

Maybe what I really need is a good buttercream recipe. Or... maybe a few tips? I would post photos of what I am talking about, but don;t have them yet, so I hope this makes sense!

Thanks!!!
Shaynee

I went to a cake show last weekend and watch a buttercream demo. The gal said to get the air out of your buttercream to make smooth flower edges take a spatula and mash the frosting against the side of the bowl to mash the air bubbles out. Do not stir but mash. Hope this helps.
Jacqui

There's lots of helpful hints on this thread about buttercream. HTH.

http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-1353.html

THANK YOU ladies!!!

Regarding the roses...you can add a little bit of piping gel to your BC icing and that should take care of the frilly problem!