Anyone have a nice recipe for buttercream filling?

babygirlz

Thats not too sweet .

I am making a birthday cake for my daughter.

thanks.

Bx

Acoshla

Italian Meringue Buttercream isn't as sweet as the normal buttercream with horrible gritty sweet icing sugar. Google it and you'll find plenty of recipes.

babygirlz

Acoshla wrote: »

Italian Meringue Buttercream isn't as sweet as the normal buttercream with horrible gritty sweet icing sugar. Google it and you'll find plenty of recipes.

Thanks a million, I've never heard of it, I am a complete novice

Ham Sambo

Lemon buttercream is nice, sweet and tangy. make your butter cream as normal, and grate the rind of one lemon and lemon juice into the butter cream, mix well.

dudara

I make a chocolate buttermilk icing for one of my cakes using the following. It doesn't turn out too sweet thanks to the buttermilk.

500g icing sugar
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
150g butter, softened
50 ml buttermilk

babygirlz

Thanks for that guys, only checked this tonight so I will try out both of those in the next 2 cakes I make:D.

Sigma Force

I tried a basic vanilla buttercream but added more vanilla to make the buttercream taste like icecream.

I didn't have any vanilla bean paste so I just put in the seeds from one vanilla pod and a tablespoon of good vanilla extract to a basic buttercream mix (unsalted butter and icing sugar).

Chocolate buttercream is nicer on a cake I think though. Although nutella butter cream is OMG!!!

Here's the recipe..gotten from another boardsey..you can pipe it or spread it..or eat it from a spoon lol

250g icing sugar, sifted
80g unsalted butter @ room temp
25ml whole milk
80g nutella

Beat the icing sugar and butter together until well mixed.
Slowly pour in the milk and when it is incorporated beat until the frosting is light and fluffy (about 5 mins)
Stir in the nutella until evenly mixed.