Buttercream icing

dorry_2

You are all gonna think I am thick, but I have just made some fairy cakes and want to put some buttercream swirls on top of them

Do you use icing sugar mixed with butter?? haven't got bero book

can anyone advise please??

thanks in advance

amanda40

here is the link to the be-ro page - Butter Icing.

http://www.be-ro.com/f_insp.htm

Bella08

I used to use just butter and icing sugar but it never used to come out very smooth for me, so I now use the recipe from here... http://www.inspired-by-chocolate-and-cakes.com/chocolate-buttercream.html

I just leave out the chocolate if I want it plain.

dorry_2

amanda40 wrote: »

here is the link to the be-ro page - Butter Icing.

http://www.be-ro.com/f_insp.htm

amanda, thank you, I never thought to look on the site! doh!!

thanks x

dorry_2

Bella08 wrote: »

I used to use just butter and icing sugar but it never used to come out very smooth for me, so I now use the recipe from here... http://www.inspired-by-chocolate-and-cakes.com/chocolate-buttercream.html

I just leave out the chocolate if I want it plain.

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thank you , bella, might do chocolate one cheers xx:T

purpleivy

Opinion varies...my mum taught me 1 part butter, 2 parts icing sugar, but some schools of thought go 1:1

charlies82

Hi all,
hope this is the right place!

Any help would be much appriciated!! My sister has asked me to make her wedding cake well cupcake version of, so i have 100 cupcakes to make. She gets married in August of this year and she has asked for swirls of buttercream on the top of the cupcakes.

Now my question is will the buttercream melt and look horrible if its a hot day? i dont have room for 100 cakes in my fridge, i was planning on decorating the night before and dropping off at the venue in the morning. what can i do i really dont want to mess this up!

Thanks
Charlotte

Beccah_3

In my family we have a ton of summer birthdays and all birthday cakes have to be covered in butter-cream. In my experience, if you leave the butter-creamed cupcakes out in the air for a couple of hours, the buttercream will harden ever so slightly and should hold up to hot weather perfectly.

Gingernutmeg

I doubt they'll melt. As long as you don't make the buttercream too soft to start with then you'll be fine

flissh

Why not make a few cakes as a trial run. Put the butter cream on, then sit the cakes in a warm room, give them a few hours, then eat. Yummy.