I just finished wilton 1 course and I would like to know of some other decorating icings that I could decorate with besides buttercreme. My instructor that I had stated that the wilton buttercreme is the only icing she uses since its the only one that will crust over and she could use for decorating.

So I would like to know of other icings that I could use for my cake and to decorate besides the wilton buttercreme if possible or are there some other great buttercreme recipes besides the wilton buttercreme.

Is it also possible to use any icing for decorating a cake and just add some merque powder so the cake could crust over and I could decorate it.

Thanks

There are a lot of great buttercream recipes in the recipes section of this site (including mine!). The SMBC and IMBC do not crust. BTW, it is not the meringue powder, but the powdered sugar that causes the crusting.

Oh, and welcome! You've begun a wonderful (and addicting) hobby!

Thank you so much. The reason I stated the merque powder because that was I was told by my teacher. (Sorry) I will go and check out other buttercreme icings....Thanks

When you are making your cake do you use buttercreme icing for all cakes that need to be decorated?

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There are a lot of great buttercream recipes in the recipes section of this site (including mine!). The SMBC and IMBC do not crust. BTW, it is not the , but the powdered sugar that causes the crusting.

Oh, and welcome! You've begun a wonderful (and addicting) hobby!

I make more fondant/MMF cakes than anything else..


You can decorate buttercream, ganache, poured fondant, MMF, reg fondant and royal icing.....it depends on yours or your customer's preference....all are fun to play with and you can find all the recipes in the recipe section here...

This is a real popular BC icing with our CC members that does still crust!

http://www.cakecentral.com/cake_recipe-2123-Buttercream-Dream.html

Now for non-crusting icings, here are a few really popular ones that are very yummy! They do not contain the shortening that some people find too greasy tasting..

Duff's from Ace of Cakes recipe...
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake_recipe-2265-1-Duff-goldman-butter-cream.html

And ShirleyW's recipe(very much raved about!)
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake_recipe-2426-Italian-Meringue-Buttercream--Shirleys-Method.html

I pretty much recommend trying different recipes to see what you like the best. Everyone has many different tastes and likes=) There is a great crusting cream cheese recipe too in the recipe section. And you can even try your hand at using fondant to decorate your cakes at some point. Here is a great recipe for MMF...
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake_recipe-3183-Rhondas-Ultimate-MMF.html

Best thing to do is to start making and tasting different ones to see what is your favorite! Jen

I buy my icing...Dixie's Finest Whipped Icing. She taught me how to decorate, and until I tasted her icing, I didn't really care for cake. Now I LOVE cake (unfortunately for my waistline)! I've never tasted better icing, and it is a dream to decorate with. It doesn't crust, which I personally like.