Tip Tuesday: Is that really "butter"cream?!?!
Is that really "butter"cream?? Most people will be surprised to hear that their favorite bakeries are using Crisco or other lard to make their "butter"cream. So what are some of the benefits to using shortening in your buttercream? Shortening "butter"creams have a sustainability factor which is helpful when creating buttercream piping. It can also be used to make pure white icing. Lastly, shortening is a cheaper way to create "butter"cream. There are pros and cons to using shortening, however, here at The Cake Boutique find the cons greatly out way the pros.
Two of our biggest priorities are taste and texture. Shortening is a cheaper option, and when you choose the cheaper option the quality suffers. Shortening is greasy and when used in icings will leave a film in the back of your mouth.
A sure way to tell if an icing is made with all butter or shortening is by looking at the color. Butter naturally has a yellow color to it, therefore, buttercream made with all butter can not ever be truly white. Also, natural vanilla flavoring is a dark brown color, where as, artificial vanilla is clear. If you find "buttercream" that is pure white you will know that no natural vanilla or butter is used in it.
When you are ordering your cake know the quality of ingredients
the bakery uses for their icings. If your after silky, smooth, pipe-able, luscious texture that there is no substitute for REAL butter buttercream. BUTTERcream is better!
Two of our biggest priorities are taste and texture. Shortening is a cheaper option, and when you choose the cheaper option the quality suffers. Shortening is greasy and when used in icings will leave a film in the back of your mouth.
A sure way to tell if an icing is made with all butter or shortening is by looking at the color. Butter naturally has a yellow color to it, therefore, buttercream made with all butter can not ever be truly white. Also, natural vanilla flavoring is a dark brown color, where as, artificial vanilla is clear. If you find "buttercream" that is pure white you will know that no natural vanilla or butter is used in it.
When you are ordering your cake know the quality of ingredients
the bakery uses for their icings. If your after silky, smooth, pipe-able, luscious texture that there is no substitute for REAL butter buttercream. BUTTERcream is better!
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