Buttercream Gurus...is My Formula Correct?
Decorating By camcat Updated 18 Mar 2008 , 3:17pm by MichelleM77
dabear - Dream Whip is a powdered whipped topping mix that when prepared tastes similar to Cool Whip. It is usually found in the jello and pudding aisle at most grocery stores.
I have never used dream whip in my buttercream. I hope this isn't a silly quesstion, but do you mix it per the directions first or do you add it in , in it's powdered form?
Thank you indydebi. I'm going to try you recipe today. I needed a good buttercream for hot weather and it gets pretty hot here in Texas.
cakesbycombs, what kind of hi-ratio is it? That's real cheap. I have a friend that works for Sysco and I can only get 50lbs for $50 and that's my friends price. Sweetex
But when you start using milk instead of water, you HAVE to refrigerate, which is not an option for some. What to do?
I use heavy cream in my icing and it does not have to be refrigerated. The ratio of sugar to milk is such that water activity is low. You need to more worried about the cake spoiling before the icing will go bad.
That's for the 50/50 buttercream icing of course.
Also the new Crisco seems to work better with MILK not WATER (as per Debi's recipe.)
hummm i guess i will try again with milk. mine calls for a cup of water. so i'll do half water and milk.......well i dunno kinda scared to try that. mine seems to take sooo long to crust now i was sooo loving my icing now its back to trying to fix it so its good for my liking.
This might seem silly but how much icing are you making at one time that you would add a cup of water?
my recipes goes like this:
3 cups of crisco
4 lbs pwr sugar
2 tbs meringue pwr
2 tsp flavoring
1 cup water
1/4 salt
This is why I LOVE CC. I always had understood that if you put milk in it that you had to refrigerate. I think ya'll just made my life a LOT easier!
Basically, that is it, sometimes as you say I need more flavor and a little more water, but if too soft I put more powdered sugar...
The thread went a little askew, but it's all good........that's how we all learn.
indydebi- what is dream whip and where can you buy it?
Thanks!
It's a powdered whipped cream (add milk and beat in mixer for 6 minutes!). It's in aisle 8 at walmart next to the jello's and the marshmellows. blue and white box.
Thank-You!
I have never used dream whip in my buttercream. I hope this isn't a silly quesstion, but do you mix it per the directions first or do you add it in , in it's powdered form?
I was wondering the same thing. Thanks for asking!!
And thanks indydebi. I am on a life's quest to find a good, simple buttercream icing.
I've seen Indy post about that before....but what exactly does the Dream Whip do to your BC? Are you using it in place of something? Does it make it fluffier, tastier, smoother?
It will make it fluffier and to some tastier.
It is like adding whipped cream to your icing. It's just in a powdered form.
Well that definitely sounds good to me!
Has anyone used Dream Whip in their all-butter BC? I'm curious as to what it would do. My all-butter BC is heavy and that might fluff it up a bit. If not, I can always make seafoam salad (a family favorite for the holidays) with the leftover packets of Dream Whip for Easter. yum!
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