So this is an odd request, possibly stupid question, but here it goes..........
I had a customer order a two tier buttercream with fondant cherry blossoms, but they asked if I could make the buttercream less sweet.
Is that possible, I mean the stuff is after all pure sugar? 
If any of you have a recipe you wouldn't mind sharing, I'd greatly appreciate it.
Thank you. 
I don't care for really sweet BCF either. What I do is add 1/2 tsp kosher salt to my water and vanilla. You have to be sure it disolves all the way or you'll get funny little crystals in your icing. You can add more in additional liquid if you need to. (This is for a single recipe, double it to 1tsp if you double the recipe, won't hurt a thing!)
I also add melted white chocolate to my icing. For some reason, it cuts the sweetness also. Weird but it works.
Hope this helps!!
This is the recipe I tried recently I found here on cakecentral
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake_recipe-2523-Julies-Less-Sweet-Buttercream-Frosting.html
this find it noticeably less sweet half though it is a lot of icing
Thank you both for such a fast responses.........I was going to make my months worth of buttercream this weekend so I'm going to go ahead and make both - I'll let you know the outcome.
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK.
Ohhhhh how I love this community!
Less Sweet Frosting threads:
(Includes recipes.)
http://forum.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-169691-.html
HTH
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