? About Working With Whipped Icing

Decorating By lmevans Updated 21 Jan 2007 , 5:59am by Cakenicing4u

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lmevans Posted 21 Jan 2007 , 4:31am
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A firend of mine has a cake order to do, where the "client" has asked that whipped icing be used "the kind that the grocery store uses". We were wondering...how different is it to ice and decorate with the whipped icing?

Thanks

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tinabee Posted 21 Jan 2007 , 4:46am
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The major difference I noticed was it does not crust so no Viva method if you use that now. Had to use a hot knife. Other than that I liked working with it and it tasted great to me.

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mendhigurl Posted 21 Jan 2007 , 4:47am
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Whipped icing is different from buttercream because it melts faster, therefore you have to work with it faster. It doesn't hold shape as well, so making roses and piping things like that aren't possible. You can still do borders, and piped work, but again, you have to work quickly, because heat from your hand makes it melt.

You need to find a stabalized whipped cream, that's what the grocery store uses. I know Rich's is one brand, but I'm not sure about others. HTH

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Cakenicing4u Posted 21 Jan 2007 , 5:59am
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The whipped that we get in is flavor-rite and people swear that it's just as good as kool-whip.... (not)

It's shelf stable for up to 5 days, and it's so much easier to use than BC (mostly cause I don't have to make it)

Keep it cold until you need it.... better yet, frozen, the way it comes in.... the longer it sits, the stiffer it gets.

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