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buttercreme frosting

Anybody have a good receipe for one?

2/6/2010 8:23 PM
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Vanilla Buttercream Frosting
Betty Crocker



 



 


3 cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
1 to 2 tablespoons milk

In medium bowl, mix powdered sugar and butter with spoon or electric mixer on low speed. Stir in vanilla and 1 tablespoon of the milk.

Gradually beat in just enough remaining milk to make frosting smooth and spreadable. If frosting is too thick, beat in more milk, a few drops at a time. If frosting becomes too thin, beat in a small amount of powdered sugar. Frosts 13x9-inch cake generously, or fills and frosts an 8- or 9-inch two-layer cake.



Browned Butter Buttercream Frosting:
In 1-quart saucepan, heat 1/3 cup butter (do not use margarine or spreads) over medium heat just until light brown. Watch carefully because butter can brown and then burn quickly. Cool butter. Use browned butter instead of softened butter in recipe.



Lemon Buttercream Frosting:
Omit vanilla. Substitute lemon juice for the milk. Stir in 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon peel.



Maple-Nut Buttercream Frosting:
Omit vanilla. Substitute 1/2 cup maple-flavored syrup for the milk. Stir in 1/4 cup finely chopped nuts.



Orange Buttercream Frosting:
Omit vanilla. Substitute orange juice for the milk. Stir in 2 teaspoons grated orange peel.




Peanut Butter Buttercream Frosting:
Substitute peanut butter for the butter. Increase milk to 1/4 cup, adding more if necessary, a few drops at a time.



 



 



 




2/6/2010 9:37 PM

Hi blondiex46:

Here are couple more threads that may be helpful:

http://www.bettycrocker.com/CommunityForums/forums.aspx/8/3777/13322

And here is the recipe I use time after time!

http://www.bettycrocker.com/CommunityForums/forums.aspx/24/3598/12630#12630

Hope these help or inspire! Happy baking!

Sincerely, Cate

2/8/2010 3:25 PM

hi blondlex46!


if you're looking for a silky smooth buttercream that's easy to make i urge you to try my "neoclassic buttercream."  i first created it for "the cake bible" and it has now reappeared in "rose's heaveny cakes" using golden syrup in place of the corn syrup, giving it a delightfully lilting butterscotchy flavor.


the reason i called it "neoclassic" is that for classic french buttercream one needs to take the temperature of the syrup but for my version, you just combine sugar with the right amount of golden or corn syrup and bring it to a boil. when it reaches a full boil it is the exact right temperature to thicken  the egg yolks. a full boil means that the entire surface of the syrup is filled with bubbles--not just the sides.


here are the two other most important tips to making this buttercream:


weigh or measure the egg yolks to be sure you have enough. (egg yolks seem to be shrinking these days in proportion to the whites!)


wait until the egg yolk/syrup mixture feels cool to the touch (the side of the bowl test is fine) before adding the butter. if not, the butter starts to melt and never firms up correctly.


if anyone is interested in the recipe do reply and i will post it next month on my next visit!


if anyone is interested to know what i do with all that extra egg white i'm always accumulating also let me know!

"Creativity is a bottomless well of inspiration."--Michael Batterberry, Publisher of Food Arts Magazine. Blissful Baking! Rose
2/17/2010 11:41 AM

Rose_Levy_Beranbaum:

if anyone is interested in the recipe do reply and i will post it next month on my next visit!

 

if anyone is interested to know what i do with all that extra egg white i'm always accumulating also let me know!

Hi Rose: We would love it if you shared your recipe with us. Sincerely, Cate

3/11/2010 10:21 AM

How can I save these recipes that A.B.Cooker posted to my recipe box? thanks, Granna2

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2/17/2010 4:46 PM

I am not quite sure by what you mean by a "Buttercreme " Frosting...but here goes the favourite one for the Red Velvet Cake, although I much prefer to use Betty Crocker's Red Devil Food Cake from the 1956 cookbook.


 


               2 T cornstarch


               1 C whole milk


               1/2 C butter- softened


               1/2 C shortening-room temp


               1C sugar-granulated


               1 t vanilla extract


               1/4 t almond extract


 


          With a whisk, in a saucepan, blend together the milk and cornstarch. Over medium heat, stirring all the while, cook until it comes to the bubbling stage and is thick like cornstarch pudding. Remove from the heat, stir in the extracts and pour into another bowl and cover the top with plastic wrap ( to prevent a skin from forming) and refridgerate till cold.


           In a mixing bowl, cream together the shortening and the butter till well blended. Gradually, add the sugar till well combined. What I do is add it one spoonful at a time and beat a good minute after each addition. You will see how this one cup of butter literally quadruples in size. And it will also still feel a wee bit grainy but not to worry as that will go away when you add the milk mixture.


            Now before you add the milk and cornstarch mixture, give that a good stir and then add to the creamed mixture. Then beat, on a medium speed for ten yes ten minutes till all is very light and fluffy like whip cream and it will no longer be grainy. Frost your cake...and this makes enough to fill and frost an 8" layer cake.


 


Some notes....my mother always used butter and whole milk...no substitutes. And make sure that the "pudding" is cold and also your cake! My mother's original recipe, gasp!, called for 2 egg whites stiffly beaten. A wonderful southern cook, Char, told me how to switch that with the "pudding" to get basically the same icing. Although today, with the pasterized egg whites, I could go back to it, I still make it the "pudding" way. Hope this helps.


 


 

2/20/2010 8:54 PM

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