Best Buttercream Frosting for Under Fondant
Covering cakes with fondant is one of the best ways of decorating them. Not only does it look smooth and amazing, it also tastes delicious! But if you have ever tried to doing it yourself, you may get to observe that it is not as simple as it seems. It is because we do not have the best buttercream frosting recipe for under fondant.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup of high fat ratio shortening NOT veg. shortening
- 1 cup of butter
- 2 tbsp of meringue powder
- 2 tsp of clear vanilla extract
- 8 cups of sifted confectioners sugar
- 9 tbsp of milk regular or 2% work great
Instructions
- Mix the wet ingredients first with the mixer.
- Afterwards, add sugar and meringue powder.
- Keep mixing until you reach your desired texture. It’s that simple! However, always remember that the softness of the mixture depends on weather conditions like heat and humidity.
- Also, depending on the type of cake you are coating, you can either subtract or add more milk, or adjust the thickness in the mixture. Adding more liquid will make the cream softer, but, be careful not to make it too watery!
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