I'm looking for an excellent buttercream recipe that taste good & is easily spreadable....I've been having trouble getting it to spread smooth. Any suggestion?? I'm fairly new to cake decorating, but I really want to learn more.
Check my recipes out and try mine. It's great. Tastes wonderful! and spreads nicely! One thing though I have found with all butter creams, if you mix it too much you get too much air into it and it never gets smooth.
Another thing with my recipe, it's TOO sweet when using store brand powdered sugar, but perfect when using Domino brand powdered sugar. Also I use real butter w/salt added so I don't have to add a pinch of salt or anything like that. I always use Whole Milk and only whole milk as water and crisco don't mix
Good luck!
Overview of different frostings by type:
(With handy troubleshooting chart on last page.)
http://tinyurl.com/yh44gu
More information on the meringue b/c's (with recipes, including ShirleyW's) as well as info on raw egg white safety:
http://forum.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-137351.html
Everything you ever wanted to know about hi-ratio shortening:
(With all posted CC recipes. and more.)
http://forum.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-219731-.html
Everything you ever wanted to know about ganache:
(Overview, master, white chocolate and other recipes, how to glaze, stack and more.)
http://forum.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-497433-.html
Chocolate 101:
http://tinyurl.com/ytby97
Everything you ever wanted to know about Rich's Bettercreme (and Pastry Pride):
(With recipes and decorating help.)
http://forum.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopicp-2853853-.html
Techniques to Smooth Buttercream:
http://www.cakecentral.com/article83-Quick--Easy-Smooth-Icing-Using-a-Roller-Melvira-Method.html
(Melvira Method.)
http://www.cakecentral.com/article10-How-To-Create-Faux-Fondant-The-Paper-Towel-Method----Viva.html
(Original Paper Towel Method.)
http://www.cakecentral.com/article6-Upside-Down-Icing-Technique-for-Perfectly-Smooth-Icing.html
(Upside Down Technique.)
How to Smooth Cake help threads:
http://forum.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-81391.html
http://forum.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-82411.html
HTH
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