Hello Readers. Since it's just my first week, I have to introduce the column everyday till Friday. For Tuesdays, I'll be posting Icing techniques. I'm adding an extra post which is HOW TO MAKE BUTTERCREAM FROSTING. You need frosting before you can decorate a cake right?

 Meanwhile, I have a confession. Don't take it personal. Lol. So my deco technique today is errm sorta impromptu. I used left over icing and quickly baked a small cake to illustrate it with. Please pardon the roughness. Thanks. Let's get down to business!!!

BUTTERCREAM FROSTING RECIPE

Ingredients:

350g Butter (at room temperature)
800g Powder Sugar
2 tbsp Heavy cream
1 tsp Vanilla















I'm sure you noticed that the sugar,in grams, is more than the butter. That is because I got responses that the frosting wasn't sugary enough. I then decided to add 300g extra sugar to satisfy the customers and I've been getting good feedbacks since then. So I can guarantee that the recipe is good!!

Instructions:

* Cut the butter into sticks and place them in a bowl. With an electric mixer, whip the butter,on high speed, till it's very very soft. (Roughly 10minutes or more) .Remember to scrape the sides as you whip.

*Pour the heavy cream and vanilla and whip for 2 extra minutes.


*Sift the powder sugar and pour in the butttercream mixture. Whip for 5 minutes. dasall


*Color as desired.

DECORATING TECHNIQUES

*Get your cake frosted!
*Put some frosting in a piping bag/tube.

*1st technique: hold the bag at 90 degrees to the bottom of the cake. Move in a wavy motion (small waves)



*Repeat the waves on the top of the cake.


*2nd technique: With a star tip, hold piping bag/tube at vertical 90 degrees with the top of the cake and pipe the icing while raising it after each star.

*3rd technique: With the same star tip, pipe a spiral 'C' as indicated below.


 *The three techniques

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I know what you're thinking, I probably didn't explain very well but the truth is, a video is way better for beginners. I had to rush through while constantly telling my camera "cheese" so it can take pictures as i'm piping. I hope the little I could describe helps though. It'll be much better next week.

xx.