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Buttercream problem

Hello,

I would really appreciate some advice on making buttercream.

I have tried making simple buttercream using the recipe of sugar, butter, and heavy cream or water, but was not successful.

Using electric beater, the icing sugar just won't dissolve no matter how long I beat. The butter almost melted after such a long beating time.

Using another method of blending the mixture before beating to fluffy state, the mixture turned into liquid form before I could beat it to soft or firm peak.

Just wonder where did I go wrong? Advice badly needed.

Thanks.

Kim

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lay_kim
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lay snipped-for-privacy@yahoo.com wrote in news:1153810844.799264.284690 @i3g2000cwc.googlegroups.com:

WHat is the recipe you're using, with measurements?

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Mike H

For the first method:

115g butter, softened 250g icing sugar 2 tsp boiling water or milk 1 tsp vanilla essence

When the sugar didn't dissolve, I added more milk, thinking it will help. I didn't record how much was added.

For the second method (using blending first):

Mocha buttercream : 4 tbsp instant coffee powder 4 1/2 tsp water 8 tbsp unsalted butter, room temp (used 113g) 1 1/4 cups icing sugar (used 150g to make it less sweet) 3/4 cup + 2 tbsp heavy cream, chilled (used 210ml)

Thanks.

Kim

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lay_kim

I use the recipe on the side of the Dominos Confectioners sugar box as follows:

Buttercream Frosting

1 lb. or 1 pkg. Domino Confectioners Sugar 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened 3-4 tablespoons milk 1 teaspoon vanilla

Combine in large bowl, with mixer at low speed., confectioners sugar, butter, milk and vanilla. Beat at medium speed 1 - 2 minutes until creamy. If desired, add more milk until frosting is spreading consistency. Makes enough to fill and frost 2-layer cake, 13x9x2 inch sheet cake or 24 cupcakes.

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pfoley

Are you using icing sugar, also known in the US as powdered sugar or confectioners sugar? It is not granular, but like a powder.

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The Cook

lay snipped-for-privacy@yahoo.com wrote in news:1153903377.767070.73830@

75g2000cwc.googlegroups.com:

Okay, so we have, converting to standard US mesurements...

1 Stick of Butter About 9 oz just over a cup of powdered sugar 2 tsp of hot liquid 1 tsp vanilla.

That's 1/2 oz of liquid total, it should work fine, if you're using the right kind of sugar. Start by mixing the butter and powdered sugar together as you would for cookie dough, then add in the liquid until you get the right consistancy.

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Mike H

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