How Do You Make A Cake Decorator S Essential Frosting With This Easy Recipe For Homemade Buttercream?
Homemade buttercream frosting is a staple in the best bakeries and an essential tool for cake decorators. It is ideal for piping, coloring, and creating. Whipping up a batch of homemade icing is easy. Not only can you design exquisite cakes and cupcakes with buttercream, but it tastes fantastic too. Leave the butter at room temperature to soften. Separate the eggs. We will use only the egg whites for this recipe. Combine sugar, egg whites, and vanilla. Mix with an electric mixer on low to combine. Increase the speed to high for 10 minutes. Slowly add the softened butter and continue to mix for an additional 10 minutes. If you would like the frosting to have a different flavor you can add a 1/2 teaspoon of another extract (in addition to the vanilla extract). Immediately frost your cake. Optional: for ease in applying the frosting use an icing spatula and a rotating cake stand. If you want to color your frosting it is best to use gel food coloring.
