Rustic Icing

Decorating By Cakey-Pin Updated 25 Oct 2016 , 8:10pm by Cakey-Pin

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Cakey-Pin Posted 25 Oct 2016 , 4:29pm
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I'm doing a wedding cake and the Bride would like a white, rustic buttercream decoration on the outside. What do you suggest is the best kind of buttercream??

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Cakey-Pin Posted 25 Oct 2016 , 4:30pm
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Cakey-Pin Posted 25 Oct 2016 , 4:33pm
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The above cake is what she'd like.

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ElizabethsCakeCreations Posted 25 Oct 2016 , 5:21pm
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Just plain old American buttercream. You can get white gel colour to achieve a better white.

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Cakey-Pin Posted 25 Oct 2016 , 5:25pm
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I'm going to sound stupid now but how do you make it (I'm in the UK). X

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hep275 Posted 25 Oct 2016 , 5:39pm
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american buttercream is the name given to probably our (UK bakers) most common buttercream - 1/2 butter to icing sugar.

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Cakey-Pin Posted 25 Oct 2016 , 6:04pm
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Thanking you! X

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pastychef Posted 25 Oct 2016 , 6:04pm
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I do rustic designs fairly often with my american buttercream. I use half margarine/shortening, and a 2:1 (2lbs sugar to 1lb fat, etc) powdered sugar to fat ratio. It doesn't crust, but lends itself to that design beautifully.

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Cakey-Pin Posted 25 Oct 2016 , 6:32pm
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Thank you pastychef, much appreciated.  It's the first time I've decorated with just buttercream on the outside so your advice is well received. X

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pastychef Posted 25 Oct 2016 , 6:40pm
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This is just buttercream, with the recipe I gave you. I use water to thin it to the consistency I want.

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Cakey-Pin Posted 25 Oct 2016 , 8:10pm
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Oh wow, that's fabulous!!!! I love it. X

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