Wedding Cakes

Buttercream Frosting Recipe/ Wedding Cakes

To find ideas for achieving wedding cake buttercream frosting can be easier than could imagine any bride. This buttercream is one of the most used to cover wedding cakes, because it’s known for its sweet and smooth texture.




Buttercream  frosting versus fondant:
Although buttercream frosting continues to be the American favorite wedding cake decorating,  the increased interest for fondant brought it in the competition for the first place. Flux (marzipan) is known for  it’s matte appearance and gives you fine cakes. But in combination with buttercream frosting you can get intricate patterns with more details.

Fondant may be the newest fad in terms of wedding cakes decorations, but the buttercream Glazes will not be obsolete never. It’s  slightly sweet taste and fluffy texture makes this cream unquestionable favorite. Buttercream  frosting superiority is not only the taste , it is more  economically advantageous compared with the fondant, due to smaller efforts made to achieve the wedding cakes.

How to work with the buttercream frosting:

Since many recipes often require butter and / or eggs,  the frosting should be kept cold. Although this has not been demonstrated, many  confectioners  are facing  problems in achievement of already tested recipes. Wedding cakes with buttercream frosting should not be left outside or near heat sources for health reasons and because it can melt, thus ruining the whole point. Although normally is using white  buttercream frosting and flavored toppings, there are no limits on choice of color or flavor glaze. Among the flavors that can be added include: chocolate, cheese cream,  clmonds, peanuts,  lemon, peppermint.

Wedding cakes made of buttercream frosting can include the following elements: molded shapes, fabrics, lily flower,  springs,  hearts and other geometric shapes made with special shapes, flowers,  networks of lines, slides, branches and stems, monograms, calligraphic words or other elements. Natural or artificial flowers can be added along some ribbons or wedding figurines. A wedding cake made mostly of buttercream frosting may include elements made of fondant, chocolate rolls, melted  sugar or glaze. The color of buttercream cake can be any of the colors of the rainbow. Getting the exact same color for the second batch of buttercream frosting may be an extremely difficult task, therefore, the master baker must always ensure he has enough cream for each color.

Tips for a wedding cake with buttercream frosting to look like a fondant:
Couples who want the flavor of buttercream cake for their wedding, but the appearance of fondant, can make a choice from several options. There have been developed several ways to give the appearance of fondant to a wedding cake actually made of buttercream frosting.

Such a technique is to develop a tool from a kitchen knife for cake and a small straight edge for leveling. This tool, called Level-looking for buttercream fondant may require more time for completion, but the results will be amazing. Wedding cakes made of buttercream frosting never goes out of style. The fluffy and creamy texture, and sweet taste of this buttercream recommend it as the best choice to achieve the wedding cake. Many models of wedding cakes can be made from buttercream frosting. Depending on the confectioners skills, most popular models are feasible.