Tonight on Food Network: Good Eats: Alton Brown will do a whole show about buttercream. The show is called: The Icing Man Cometh. My dad just called and told me to info it. I'll be watching but I thought some of you with questions about the different types of buttercream might be interested. Hopefully he will explain buttercream, IMBC, and some variations! Just wanted to let everyone know...

Thanks for the info - I shall tune in too!

Thanks for the info. I love the Food Network.

Oh, darn it it's on NOW!!! UGH.

Well, at least I have dh recording half of it.

Thanks so much!! I wouldn't have even seen that much if you hadn't posted it!

I'll have to check and see if it will be on again... I need this education!! :lol

There is a fan page with transcripts of each episode of good eats.
Here is the link to the episode
http://www.goodeatsfanpage.com/GEFP/index.htm
Click on episode on the left and then index and the name of the show will be there under the t's
Sandra

I just checked. It's on again October 25, 2005 7:00 PM ET/PT

I just set my PC calendar reminder. Thanks again!

Ok I feel bad now for telling everyone to watch.... To me the show should have been called The Cake Man because it was mostly about cakes. Alton gave one recipe for buttercream, then moved on to leveling cakes, torting, filling, making ganache, smoothing and so on.... I was hoping to get some really good buttercream recipes. But it was still interesting!