Butter Icing (Buttercream)
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| Serves | 12 fairy cakes |
| Prep time | 10 minutes |
| Allergy | Milk |
| Dietary | Vegetarian |
| Meal type | Dessert, Side Dish, Snack |
| Misc | Child Friendly, Pre-preparable, Serve Cold |
| Occasion | Birthday Party, Casual Party, Christmas, Easter, Formal Party, Valentines day |
| Website | Be-Ro |
A simple standard recipe from the Be-Ro cookbook, for buttercream suitable for fairy cakes and butterfly cakes.
Ingredients
- 50 g (2oz) butter or margarine
- 100 g (4 oz) sieved icing sugar
- flavouring and colouring as required
Note
A simple standard recipe from the Be-Ro cookbook, for buttercream suitable for fairy cakes and butterfly cakes.
Directions
| Step 1 | Cream fat, gradually add icing sugar and cream together. Add flavouring and colouring. Double this quantity to sandwich and coat a 15-18 cm (6-7 inch) cake. |
| Step 2 | Suggested flavourings: Few drops vanilla essence. Few drops almond essence. Finely grated rind orange/lemon and 1 x 5 ml spoon (1 tsp.) orange/lemon juice. 2 x 5 ml spoon (2 tsp.) coffee essence. 25 g (1 oz) melted chocolate. 2 x 5 ml spoon (2 tsp.) cocoa and 1 x 2.5 ml spoon (½ tsp.) vanilla essence. Chopped walnuts. Strawberry or raspberry jam |
