buttercream

When you make regular buttercream, it generally takes on the colour of the butter and has a creamy yellow colour to it. Now that's great if you're not bothered about the colour. However, if you'd like to get yours into a whiter shade, then all you need to do is the following. Simply add tiny...

If you are having trouble with a buttercream cake and need to hide some of the flaws you are experiencing, here are five ways you can hide, disguise or enhance your imperfections. How to cover flaws and imperfections on a buttercream cake. 1 Pipe roses on the cake to cover it. 2 Cover the...

Advice please. I'm making a cake for a wedding celebration for my daughter and it's going to be 4 layers of 8" vanilla sponge. In fact, cakes are made and in the freezer. When it comes to the icing, I'm completely conflicted about what kind of butter cream icing to use. I've read so many blogs...

My buttercream cake was set perfectly last night, put in the box overnight to get to room temp, and this morning there was a very slight ring round the cake not really noticeable but I knew it was there, it's starting to maybe bulge, why does this happen? And how to prevent this from happening...

To help keep your cake in place when using buttercream or frosting, you can stick a piece of double-sided tape to the turntable and then place your cake board on the top. This will keep the board in place and stop the board and cake from moving while you buttercream. Or if you don't fancy...

Hi Angie, Another question from me 🙈. Can you please recommend what tools I need for decorating the sides and top of the rainbow layer cake with chocolate buttercream? Thanks

To add colourful texture to your buttercream, just add coloured sprinkles to your mixture, which will give little pops of colour to your cupcakes or cake filling. Hints, Tips and Tools Basic Baking and Cake Decorating Recipes and Guides Tutorials Choc Chip Tip

Choc chips are beautiful pieces of chocolatey goodness that are added to muffins and cakes to deliver a little hint of luxury to your taste buds. So instead of mixing them into your cakes, how about adding them to your buttercream. By adding them to the buttercream filling, you will add extra...

When you are covering a cake with icing fondant, buttercream or any frosting, you will need to ensure that the cake does not slide or move. In order to keep the cake in place simply put a blob of buttercream, frosting or jam on the middle of your cake board and place your cake on top. This will...

Buttercream - A good rule to work by is the half fat to icing sugar ratio (confectioners sugar for the US). It's usually known as the half fat to flour ratio, but I didn't want to confuse you, lol! ;) Therefore for every 100 grams of butter, you would use 200 grams of icing sugar, and for 300...

Hello, can anyone give some advice on making pink, (or any pastel colour) buttercream? As the butter is so yellow, the buttercream I make is almost a toffee colour when adding the red food colouring. I have tried both gel and liquid colouring both with the same result. Is there a trick I have...

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If your buttercream is too dry or stiff, add a teaspoon(s) of milk/boiled water to the mix and whisk in. Do this until you reach the required consistency. If your buttercream is too cold, this can also cause problems therefore use additional whisking to soften your batch or leave at room...

How to make chocolate buttercream recipe and guide. This recipe can be used for piping around six cupcakes or to cover a marbled pudding cake. Note: Double the mixture if you wish to cover a chocolate log, fill and cover a small chocolate cake or cover additional cupcakes. Ingredients: 100...

If you are piping roses or other piped designs using buttercream then ensure that you use blocks or sticks of butter and icing or confectioners sugar in your mixture as the block of butter will ensure that it holds its shape.

Cupcake dummies are used to help you perfect your decorating techniques. 1. If you cover the centre with sticky tape, you can then pipe over them and enhance your piping skills. If you do it wrong, simply scoop the buttercream off your dummies, place it back in your piping bag and then start...

A quick and easy way to fill your piping bag is to stand it in a large tall glass, this will free up your hands making it easier to insert the buttercream in the bag with a spoon.

Icing sugar, or confectioners sugar as it’s also known in the US, can have multiple uses. Firstly it can be used for lightly dusting your work surface; this allows you to roll out your icing, fondant or sugarpaste, ensuring that it doesn’t stick to it. It is also used in the ingredients to...

Here is your step by step guide with pictures showing you how to make a batch of the buttercream that holds its shape. Ingredients & Equipment:- 250g Softened Butter 500g Icing Sugar 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract (Or flavouring of your choice) Optional 2 Teaspoons of Milk or Water Equipment -...

If your buttercream is too dry or stiff, add a teaspoon(s) of milk/boiled water to the mix and whisk in. Do this until you reach the required consistency.