Buttercream wedding cake ideas
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Buttercream is a type of frosting widely used for wedding cakes, as it is delicious, with a light taste and fluffy texture. It's easy to make and use. It can also double as a wedding cake filling. When we are speaking of ideas for buttercream wedding cakes, we are creating different designs with the frosting, as well as picking embellishments that add to the flavor and the appealing decor of the wedding cake.
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Basics
A buttercream frosting is made from just a few ingredients--confectioners (or powdered) sugar, butter (or shortening), vanilla extract and milk (see Resources). A plain buttercream frosting is traditional for wedding cakes, but you can add flavorings, such as rum or almond. Coloring can also be added with food coloring or added ingredients, such as chocolate.
A wedding cake iced with a buttercream frosting can be embellished, simply, with fruit or flowers. This is a good choice for an inexperienced baker who is making a wedding cake for the first time. It is surprising how beautiful a simple wedding cake can be, made in this manner.
Embellishments
A buttercream wedding cake can be embellished with decorations made of the same frosting. This will take some practice and skill. A very traditional wedding cake can be created with white buttercream piping and roses or other flowers. However, the frosting embellishments can also be made from a tinted buttercream frosting, or a combination of color and white.
Embellishments are created with pastry bags and pastry frosting tips. Each of these tips will give a different look when used for piping (cake edging) or creating flowers and other shapes. A different pastry bag is filled when more than one color buttercream frosting is used, so they can be used interchangeably while decorating the wedding cake. The tips can be purchased individually or in different sets.
Source: www.ehow.com
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