Diff. Between Vanilla And French Vanilla

Decorating By rudoo Updated 7 Jul 2006 , 2:48am by JulieB

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rudoo Posted 6 Jul 2006 , 2:23am
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I hope this is not a dumb question. Just what is the difference between vanilla and french vanilla? I know I can get french vanilla cake mix, but how do you make french vanilla buttercream? What makes it different from reg. vanilla buttercream? Thanks, Jonna

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SugarFrosted Posted 6 Jul 2006 , 2:29am
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From Wikipedia:
"The term French vanilla is often used to designate preparations that actually have a strong vanilla aroma, and possibly contain vanilla grains, but originates from the French style of making ice cream custard base with vanilla beans, cream, and egg yolks."

Read the whole vanilla article here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanilla

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lasidus1 Posted 6 Jul 2006 , 2:30am
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sorry, no answer from me. but, bump!

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rezzygirl Posted 6 Jul 2006 , 4:12am
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French vanilla contains egg yolks which makes it a bit richer.

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darkchocolate Posted 7 Jul 2006 , 1:32am
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You can make your buttercream by buy McCormicks "new" French Vanilla extract.

http://www.mccormick.com/productdetail.cfm?id=11746

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jen1977 Posted 7 Jul 2006 , 1:36am
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Originally Posted by darkchocolate

You can make your buttercream by buy McCormicks "new" French Vanilla extract.

http://www.mccormick.com/productdetail.cfm?id=11746

darkchocolate




Have you tried this yet? Does it tast any different than regular vanilla extract?

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rudoo Posted 7 Jul 2006 , 1:37am
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Thanks everyone! icon_biggrin.gif

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daltonam Posted 7 Jul 2006 , 1:37am
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Mc's french vanilla is my favorite extract, i use it instead of vanilla in my buttercream--it was noticable by a friend that deco's she wanted to know what i was using

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darkchocolate Posted 7 Jul 2006 , 1:44am
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I have used the French Vanilla. I can't say I prefer that over pure vanilla though. I used it with a French Vanilla cake mix to enhance the flavor. I haven't tried it with buttercream yet. I have only used almond extract, creme bouquet or coconut in my buttercream. I don't have any clear vanilla and I haven't wanted to tint my buttercream from the color of the pure vanilla.

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JulieB Posted 7 Jul 2006 , 2:48am
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Originally Posted by daltonam

Mc's french vanilla is my favorite extract, i use it instead of vanilla in my buttercream--it was noticable by a friend that deco's she wanted to know what i was using




Dalton, is that a clear vanilla? Or does it have some color to it?

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