I have switched to the Buttercream Dream Icing and love the flavor, texture, ease, etc. (although I only use 4 Tbls of milk). I just wish it were WHITE. Does anyone know how to make these high butter recipes white?
I'm new so I haven't tried this but I have read that if you add just a hint of lavender to these high butter recipes you will get white.
Susie
lavendar?? What an idea! I don't see lavendar and lt yellow making white, but what the heck, it is worth a shot. Thanks for responding!
I saw a white coloring somewhere. Let me find it...
http://www.countrykitchensa.com/catalog/product.aspx?T=1&ShopId=38&CatId=535&SubCatId=1058&productId=613700
I haven't tried it but I would love to know if it works.
I saw a white coloring somewhere. Let me find it...
http://www.countrykitchensa.com/catalog/product.aspx?T=1&ShopId=38&CatId=535&SubCatId=1058&productId=613700
I haven't tried it but I would love to know if it works.
wilton also sells a whitener. Its in a white bottle, larger than the gel colors.
I find the longer I beat my BC the whiter it becomes. I use equal amounts of butter/shortening and I beat my BC for about 10 mins on med speed on my KA. I don't know if it will work with the ratio of butter to shortening in the buttercream dream recipe, but it might help. I can get it pretty white once it is mixed for about 10 mins.
HTH
MissyTex, what a pretty cake! Now, next question, did you buy the lavendar as a color, or did you mix it?
leily, after reading about getting too much air in the icing, I was afraid to beat it too much. I LOVE to let that KA go, so I will try this! LOL!!
sgilmer and alanahodgson, thanks for the info on the white - I will look for it at Michaels. I do no have a cake supply store local - only Michaels
Thanks to all for the replies!
leily, after reading about getting too much air in the icing, I was afraid to beat it too much. I LOVE to let that KA go, so I will try this! LOL!!
I like to make mine a day in advance if I can and then i just run a spatula through it after it sits and it gets a lot of the air out. Even if I use it right away I still run the spatual through it and kinda smooch the air bubbles out. This is how the purple tinkerbell cake was done and once I used the melvira method on it everyone at the party thought it was fondant, not buttercream.
My recipe also makes about 6 cups so it is just over the paddle of my kitchen aid, helps to keep the air bubbles down.
I use the following.
1c butter
1c shortening
2tsp vanilla
2lb powdered sugar
2-4T of water (depends on the humidity and shortening if I even need this or how much)
leily - What is your process. Do you first cream your butter and shortening, mix in your vanilla, then add your PS and add your liquid last, then beat for 10 minutes. I have heard some people add their liquid before their PS. Just wondered what you do. Your icing is very smooth! I use the exact recipe, but gave my recipe to my stepmom for her to make a cake....her icing came out lighter and fluffier. I am thinking she mixed hers longer than I do.
TIA
Yes Michaels sell a bottle of whitner (liquid) it looks like shoe polish but really works!!! Peeg
I use the Americolor Bright White and love it. I use the Buttercream Dream recipe and Love love love the Americolor white
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