I was making a birthday cake this past weekend and wanted to try something different for my buttercream. I use butter and sweetex normally with water. This time I wanted to try a flavored powder coffee creamer mixed with water to see if I likd the taste. Well, it tasted great but the texture came out awful - like what you get when you use the new Crisco. It was sticky and wouldn't smooth well. What could have happened and do you have any ideas for using different flavors in buttercream?
ooh sorry, I have never used the coffee creamer but here is a bump for ya!
I've never used coffee creamer (powdered or otherwise) in my buttercream (or even in my coffee for that matter lol), so I can't tell you what went wrong, but as far as flavoring buttercream, the sky is the limit! Extracts, oils, compounds, liqueurs, nut pastes, jams/jellies/preserves, fresh fruit purees, melted cooled chocolates... use your imagination!
You have to 1) use milk instead of water when using powdered creamer in your buttercream, and 2) heat the milk in the microwave and dissolve the creamer in it first for about 3 or 4 minutes before mixing into the buttercream. This should get rid of any grainy/ texture issues.
Thanks for responding. I thought I had dissolved the powder enough in hot water before I added it. I might just have to bake some cupcakes or something and see what happens when I dissolve it in hot milk. I will check out the liquid creamers- any recommendations?- we don't drink coffee here so it is foreign territory to me.
I *always* use water with my powdered creamer. I heat up the water for a minute or so in the microwave, then add the creamer and mix until dissolved. I let it cool a little before adding it to the icing. I've never had a problem with it. Could there have been another issue besides the creamer? Maybe an extra humid day or something?
If you are using coffee creamers,i think the water you mix in has to be hot,or you might have problems.
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