Help Please - Separating Buttercream ??
Decorating By LRH41496 Updated 1 Feb 2010 , 4:51pm by all4cake
Ok I have made a batch of frosting.
The recipe is
6-7 cups powder sugar
3/4 cup crisco
1/2 cup water
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
mix well add extra powder sugar if it increase thickness as needed.
Ok so I made it, it looked great. Added color to it and it's separating badly.
I added a little more powder sugar to it to see if that would help it. It made it thicker but it's still separating.
I am in FL and it's humid and trying to rain here today. My house isn't very warm, I have the temperature at 70 degrees. It's cool outside. I need these cupcakes done in 1.5 hours. I have to have them at my son's school.
Please help.
I kind of sounds like indydebi's buttercream recipe, except that hers has milk instead on water. I live in Miami, FL and understand the whole humidity thing, but I've never had a problem with her BC. Look up her recipe, it's titled indydebi's buttercream. It works perfect!! Even with coloring. Good luck!
Oh and it also has Dreamwhip in it. You can find that at Publix in the Baking section.
I would try adding a little more shortening, to cream it up a bit, turn up your mixer and really work that frosting - force it together!!!!!
No matter what I've done as soon as I put in in the piping bag it's starts pulling apart. I remixed and add more shortening and powder sugar. I don't have time to run out to the store and buy the dream whip. So I am guessing I am SOL... UGHH This is so frustrating.
If you're up for making another batch, make the Wilton recipe. Just be sure to mix the crisco, water and vanilla until it is incorporated. Then add the rest. In case you need and/or want it, its:
1 Cup solid white shortening
1 tsp. Flavor (Vanilla, almond, etc.)
2 tbls. water (though I always start with more here in NJ)
1 lb. (approx. 4 cups) confectioners sugar
1 tbs. meringue powder
a pinch of salt
Cream shortening, flavoring and water. Add dry ingredients and mix on medium speed until all ingredient have been thoroughly mixed together. Blend an additonal minute or so, until creamy.
for Chocolate Buttercream
Add 3/4 cup cocoa or 3 - 1 oz. unsweetened chocolate squares, melted, and an additional 1 to 2 tbs. water to recipe. Mix until well blended.
Here is a site I found for meringue powder subsitute and how to make meringue to use: http://www.ochef.com/725.htm
(I do hope that just adding more ps to Debi's recipe will work for you.)
And, I've been reading some posts in the Wilton site and some say they just don't use Meringue Powder at all, but use milk instead of water to make up for it. Here is that site if it helps: http://www.wilton.com/forums/messageview.cfm?catid=8&threadid=129639
3/4 cup of shortening and a 1/2 cup water just doesn't sound right to 6-7 cups powdered sugar. I would place another cup of shortening into the mixer bowl and beat it. Then, incorporate the mixture you have into it along with another cup of powdered sugar.
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