I am planning on making IMBC for some upcoming cakes but I have never made it..always the std type BC butter/crisco blend...

So...can you pipe roses and do piping etc with IMBC or would you use it strictly for icing the cake and use the std BC for the roses and decorations?

TIA
Jane

I have done stringwork and borders with it but haven't attempted buttercream roses. It may be too soft, not sure.

Definately you can!!! I have a picture in my favs with roses made out of IMBC! It really makes a difference with the flowers and the colors.

The cake was made by heavenlycakes Check her photos and it's the one with all the colored flowers on it. It's titled 16th Birthday Cake! It is gorgeous!!!


Amy

Thanks for the info Shirley and CakeMommy! I checked out the cake and the roses look beautiful.
I am looking forward to trying that icing..have read all the tutorials etc.. I am doing 4 cakes this week and on my DIL2B's bday cake, I would like to use it.

Can't wait to see them!





Amy

What does IMBC stand for?

Italian Merinque Buttercream

I've never made it but it sure does make for a beautiful cake and flowers!


Amy

Thanks. One of this days I'm going to start a topic just to get all those abbreviatons. Sometimes I'm just clueless!!!

I think there already is one:


http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-2926.html

Are you using the recipe from this site or a different one?

I am going to use the Martha Stewart recipe....

Do you have a link to that?

strawberry0121 thanks for that link, it was helpful