buttercream frosting.... butter should be at room temp?

[abc]

i suspect the butter has to be room temp, otherwise it would cause too much of a temp change in the egg whites that simmered to 120deg. over a double boiler.. but a recipe doesn't discuss the butter...

anyone with butter cream frosting experience?

 

[spidey07]

most all frosting/baking should be done with butter at room temperature.

Trying creaming refrigerated butter sometime and you'll see why.

you can get away with cubing it and putting in microwave for 5-10 seconds.

-edit- damn, I'm turning into a chic.

 

[abc]

thanks... oh there are plenty of men chefs

 

[Tom]

egg whites with buttercream ?

buttercream is just butter and powldered sugar with a little milke and vanilla and chocalate.

 

[Bryophyte]

I just finished frosting a cake five minutes ago. With frosting, you always use room temp for the butter or cream cheese. I just made a simple but tasty frosting using 1 stick butter (not margarine!), 1 8-oz pkg cream cheese, 2 cups powdered sugar, 2 tsp vanilla. Just beat it together. mmm carrotcake

 

[abc]

Originally posted by: Tom
egg whites with buttercream ?

buttercream is just butter and powldered sugar with a little milke and vanilla and chocalate.

i believe this one is derived from a italian angle with the egg whites whipped first, then making the frosting...

 

[GoingUp]

that sounds like quite the cholestorol glaze that youre making

 

[abc]

well, somewhat, butter yes, but eggwhites no... but then i put in coconut flakes... that tips the scale there.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: Tom
egg whites with buttercream ?

buttercream is just butter and powldered sugar with a little milke and vanilla and chocalate.

I don't believe there's any chocolate in buttercream frosting. Unless it's chocolate buttercream frosting.

 

[SchrodingersDog]

I take the butter from the fridge and micro for 40 sec on 20% power, then more of the same if I'm warming up a buttload of butter.

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: SchrodingersDog
I take the butter from the fridge and micro for 40 sec on 20% power, then more of the same if I'm warming up a buttload of butter.

holy old thread bump!

but yeah, that's a great way to soften butter/cream cheese