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Saturday, May 16, 2009

Buttercream




Ingredient
  • 100gm unsalted butter
  • 100gm shortening
  • 200gm -300 gm icing sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla essence
  • colouring paste
Method
  1. Sift icing sugar. Beat butter & shortening together. Add vanilla essence and mix evenly.
  2. Add icing sugar gradually (add 100gm each time to reach the consistency require, u may not need to use all the icing sugar) and beat till smooth & fluffy.
  3. Using a toothpick, add a little colour paste to appropriate amount of plain buttercream and mix evenly with a small spatula.
  4. Use immediately or chill in fridge in air-tight container. Can be kept in fridge for 2 weeks.
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6 comments:

  1. NaginaMay 17, 2009 at 1:12 PM

    Hi Peng,

    wow! ur just such a great cook! nice colours u used for the buttercream.
    I made some cupcakes last week for my friends bday as well. That was the first time for me.
    i'm interested to see the decor of ur cupcakes. can u post it please? thanks

    oh i have another question as well. I tried ur pizza dough recipe. My pizza turned out yummy however the crust was a little hard. any advise? thanks

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  2. EstherMay 18, 2009 at 10:56 AM

    Hi Peng,

    Always check your blog for new recipe... ^_^

    Would like to ask if cake frosted with buttercream, how do we keep the cake? Do we need to keep in the fridge?

    TIA

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  3. PengMay 18, 2009 at 1:43 PM

    Hi Esther, if u use buttercream to frost large cake, is best to chill in fridge, taste better also :)

    Hi Nagina, did u rest the dough long enough? so far no negative comments for those who use this recipe. I din encounter such problem whenever I make this.

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  4. EstherMay 18, 2009 at 3:05 PM

    Hi Peng,

    Thanks a lot for your advice... ^_^

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  5. NaginaMay 18, 2009 at 5:08 PM

    hi Peng,

    Thanks alot for ur reply.

    Yup I did rest the dough for more than an hour. i was thinking maybe i should reduce the baking time next time perhaps.

    oh loved the decor of ur cupcakes. beautiful!!!! may i know how do u create the flowers with fondant? is it with cutters or hand made?
    Thanks alot.

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  6. PengMay 18, 2009 at 5:42 PM

    thanks for ur compliment :) still need more practise...all flowers I used a cutter except rose which is hand mould..

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