I'm trying to make SMBC(well dressed cake)....I cooked the eggs & sugar and I used a hand mixer to mix them together. I mixed @ med-high for 12 minutes....and still no 'stiff peaks'??? it looks more like melted marshmallows! Did i do something wrong or do i need to mix it longer???

Please help....I am really desperate!!!

Sorry, I can't help. I'm sure some one who can will come along any minute.

Good luck! Hang in there!

Thanks....i hope someone out there can help!!!

sorry i am not familiar with smbc but someone will know sooner or later just giving you a bump so it stays on the front page.


shelly

I wish I could help you, but the best I can do is post and give you a bump.

Thanks you guys!!! I have no clue what to do....and i have two cakes due tomorrow!!! Thats what i get for trying something new!!!

You know what.....my hand mixer doesn't mix fast enough to get the stiff peaks to form. I have to use my big mixer for that. It took me 2 years to realize it wasn't me and that the mixer just didn't mix fast enough. I hope this helps.

Sorry you are having such diifficulty.

Lisa

According to the recipe I am reading you are suppose to use egg whites, sugar, water and cream of tarter. You put it in a stainless steel bowl and put in a skillet with enough water in the skillet to be the same depth as the egg mixture and you beat as you cook until it reaches 140 degrees.

I haven't made it but you can see if you did anything different than this. Here is the recipe I saw:
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake_recipe-2016-5-Swiss-Meringue-Buttercream.html

Was your bowl completely clean?

its probably okay from how you are describing it. it *does* tend to look like melted marshmellow.

lol, only like a million times! i would go ahead and add the butter, i never get stiff peaks.

Before I got my 6QT kitchen aid I used to make IMBC with a handmixer- And yes- it will take along time. It should be shiny and fluffy before you add the sugar water. Once you add the butter you will need to mix it for about 30-40 minutes until it turns white and fluffy again.
I used to beat mine by hand for 60 minutes. With the mixer now I get it done in half the time (but with a really grating high pitched noise that drives us all mad!)

There is a video on how to on you tube.... I wish i could put the link here but im not good at that. If i'm not mistaken is 123 smbc. Hope you could find it! Good luck!

OKAY, Thanks so much everyone!!! I feel alot better about it now. I'm just going to add my butter and keep on mixin'!!!! Hopefully it will turn out right...*cross my fingers*

I just made this one last weekend and it turned out great: