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2. Swiss Meringue Buttercream. Light, smooth and not too sweet, Swiss meringue buttercream is made by heating egg whites and granulated sugar, whipping the mixture to stiff peaks and slowly adding ...
Place the butter in a large mixing bowl. Add 4 cups of the sugar and then the milk and vanilla. On the medium speed of an electric mixer, beat until smooth and creamy, about 3-5 minutes.
Buttercream, also referred to as butter icing or butter frosting, is used for either filling, coating or decorating cakes. The main ingredients are butter and some type of sugar. Buttercream is commonly flavored with vanilla. Other common flavors are chocolate, fruits, and other liquid extracts.
Royal icing is a hard white icing, made from softly beaten egg whites, icing sugar (powdered sugar), and sometimes lemon or lime juice. It is used to decorate Christmas cakes, wedding cakes, gingerbread houses, cookies, and many other cakes and biscuits. It is used either as a smooth covering or in sharp peaks.
The first documented case of frosting occurred in 1655, and included sugar, eggs and rosewater. [7] The icing was applied to the cake then hardened in the oven. The earliest attestation of the verb to ice in this sense seems to date from around 1600, [8] and the noun icing from 1683. [9] Frosting was first attested in 1750. [10]
For the White Chocolate Cupcakes: Use two 12-cup muffin pans, baking those on the lower shelf of the oven for a few extra minutes if necessary.
Rolled fondant includes gelatin (or agar in vegetarian recipes) and food-grade glycerine, which keeps the sugar pliable and creates a dough-like consistency. Rolled fondant is rolled out like a pie crust and used to cover the cake. The result is a perfectly smooth surface that is well-suited for aesthetic expression, especially for complex ...
A sponge cake filled with buttercream icing and red jam (typically strawberry, blackcurrant or cherry); it is then topped with brittle nuts, toasted almond flakes and/or ground hazelnuts. Frog cake: Australia: A sponge cake decorated with cream and fondant so that it looks like a frog's head Fruitcake: Ancient Rome