What is this? I was reading the tutorial on smoothing a cake with the foam roller and it said that you MUST use the crusting frosting. I can't find a recipe...I searched for "crusting buttercream frosting" and came up with nothing...Thanks in advance.
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Crusting is a result of the liquid/shortening ratio. More liquid .... less crusting. Here's the recipe I use and it crusts great. I've sat cakes outside in 90+ degrees and very high humidity with no melting.
2 lbs powdered sugar
1-1/3 cups Crisco
1/3 cup (+/-) milk
1-3 tsps of vanilla (I like LOTS of vanilla!)
a crusting buttercream will form a thin crust when left to sit about 10-15 minutes. once it crusts you are able to touch the icing without any of it sticking to your finger and it allows you go smooth it out nicely. here is a link to one the crusting recipes. i hope this helps...
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake_recipe-2075-22-Crusting-Buttercream-Icing-VIVA-Method.html
good luck : )
It's buttercream that after it's set for a while, will form a crust and will allow you to manipulate it a bit to give it the super smooth finish. Here's the one I use for all my cakes.
1 cup unsalted butter, room temp
1 cup Crisco, the veggie kind not the butter
1 tsp clear vanilla flavor
3/4 tsp butter flavor
2 lbs. powdered sugar
6 Tbsp. milk
In a stand mixer, cream butter, Crisco, vanilla and butter flavor till well combined. Add half of the sugar and mix until smooth. Add the remaining sugar and mix on low speed. It will be clumpy and thick. While mixer is on low speed, add the milk one Tbsp. at a time. Turn mixer on high and beat for 5 minutes. Icing will be smooth and light in texture.
Crusting is a result of the liquid/shortening ratio. More liquid .... less crusting.
Actually it's the fat to sugar ratio. The more fat the less it crusts, the more sugar the more it crusts.
Crusting is a result of the liquid/shortening ratio. More liquid .... less crusting.
Actually it's the fat to sugar ratio. The more fat the less it crusts, the more sugar the more it crusts.
Ooops! You are so right! I was thinking right but typing wrong! thanks for catching that!
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