Chocolate Pastry Cream is a rich and chocolatey variation of a basic vanilla pastry cream. Use it to fill eclairs or as a cream pie filling. One recipe, so many possibilities. What is Chocolate Pastry Cream? Chocolate Pastry Cream is a custard. A custard is simply a liquid (often a dairy product) that is thickened …
Fillings & Frostings
Silky Milk Chocolate Ganache has just 3 ingredients and comes together in mere minutes. Use it to make truffles, to fill a cake or as a glaze. The possibilities are endless. Can you use Milk Chocolate to make Ganache? Yes! You can make ganache from milk chocolate or white chocolate. Because milk chocolate is softer than …
Seven Minute Frosting is an old-fashioned recipe that should never go out of style. It’s sweet. It’s fluffy. It’s a veritable cloud of a frosting. Even better, you need just a handful of pantry ingredients and about 7 minutes to make this recipe. What is Seven Minute Frosting? Have you heard of Swiss Meringue? Whisk …
Buttercream, frosting, icing, whatever you call it, I’ve put together an extensive list of recipes for you to choose from for finishing your next cake. What’s the difference between buttercream, frosting and icing? Well, there is no “legal” definition of buttercream, frosting or icing (as far as I know). As the name implies, buttercream has …
Classic French Buttercream is light, fluffy and not too sweet. This frosting is a dream to work with and will take on any flavor you’d like. Ooh la la, let’s make some French Buttercream. This frosting is rich, yet light as a feather. If you love Italian Meringue and Swiss Meringue buttercream, I think you’ll …
German Buttercream is less sweet than American Buttercream and a little easier to make than Italian Meringue Buttercream or Swiss Meringue Buttercream. It’s rich thanks to the custard base of the frosting. Why is this rich and creamy frosting called German Buttercream? Is this the national frosting of Germany? Honestly, I have no idea if …
Swiss Meringue Buttercream is light, fluffy and not too sweet. This frosting is a dream to work with. It takes on almost any flavor and is strong enough to pipe roses and other decorations. What is Swiss Meringue Buttercream (SMBC) anyway? Is this the national frosting of Switzerland? Honestly, I have no idea if they …
Ermine Frosting is the Goldilocks of buttercreams. It’s less sweet than American Buttercream and a little sweeter than Meringue Buttercream. This old-fashioned frosting is juuuust right! All About Ermine Frosting: Ermine frosting is known by many names; boiled-milk frosting, roux frosting, Heritage frosting and flour frosting to name a few. Whatever you call it, this …
American Buttercream is a simple yet delicious frosting. A hint of milk and a drizzle of corn syrup make this buttercream frosting especially luscious and smooth. I can tell you what I learned after 10 years owning a specialty cake business – When many folks here in the US say “buttercream”, they mean American Buttercream. …
Malted Chocolate Frosting is super easy to make. This rich buttercream is made with whole milk and malted milk powder for a deeply satisfying, old-fashioned flavor. It’s official! I am obsessed with “malting” all the recipes. This old-fashioned product has the most amazing ability to enhance almost any dessert or baked good. Malted Milk Frosting …