Frosting, Recipes, Tutorials, Uncategorized

Swiss Meringue Buttercream ~SMBC

Behind the cake - Perfect Swiss meringue buttercream recipe from scratch.

Swiss meringue buttercream is addictive! In a good sense, this thing is addictive, have you tried  Swiss meringue buttercream aka SMBC ? When I started decorating cakes back in the day, all I knew was American ButterCream (ABC) and I had to make it myself. And since I was making cakes under the Texas Cottage Law any other kind of frosting…

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Recipes

Perfect Swiss Meringue Buttercream

Behind the cake - Swiss meringue buttercream recipe from scratch.

Perfect Swiss Meringue Buttercream Make a perfect Swiss meringue buttercream to fill and frost your cakes. This recipe is perfect to create different flavors of buttercream for fillings and to get sharp edges on your cakes. 12 oz egg whites 18 oz Granulated Sugar 2 pinch Cream of Tartar (optional) 2 lb unsalted butter 2 Tbs Vanilla extract On a…

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cake recipes, Uncategorized, Valentines Day

Valentines Day Tree of Hearts

Behind the cake - Valentines Day Cake Tree of hearts

How to make a Valentines Day Tree of Hearts About two years ago, talking with my sister about home decor and diy’s she mentioned she had found a very creative lady over on youtube who shared techniques on how to paint with acrylics. The shared techniques were easy to follow, so easy that I would be able to recreate one…

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Uncategorized

Easy Cream Cheese frosting

Behind the cake - Cream tart Lemon cream cheese tart recipe.

Easy Lemon Cream Cheese 1 Cup unsalted butter 1 Cup Cream Cheese (full fat) 8 Cups Powder Sugar 2 Tablespoons Lemon juice In a clean bowl cream the butter and the cream cheese together, until fluffy and no pieces of butter or cream cheese are visible. Add the sugar in two parts. Mixing half of the sugar until is well…

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Pate Sucree / Tart Crust

Behind the cake - Cream tart Lemon cream cheese tart recipe.

Pate Sucree / Tart Crust Make this perfect pate sucree full of flavor and a perfect texture to create cream tart. 2.5 Cups All Purpose Flour 0.5 Cups Almond flour 1.5 Cups Powder Sugar 1 Cup unsalted butter (2 sticks) 1 pinch Salt (1/8 teaspoon) 1/2 Tablespoon Vanilla extract 1 egg 2 Egg Yolks In a clean bowl put the…

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