Sweaty buttercream… Oh No!!!
Have you been wondering why your buttercream is all sweaty and smeared after decoration?.
3 reasons why this could happen.
When I started baking,i made some mistakes… Seriously,a lot of them.One I remember vividly was making my buttercream frosting sweaty.
So,this particular morning,i had a buttercream cake to deliver around 8’oclock. My cake was ready and sitting pretty on the table. It wasn’t too ok, but i was proud of it.Two hours to delivery time and damn… i noticed some smears around the drips like its moving away.😭
My head was hot,I was like what exactly is going on? In one hour, my cake was visibly smeared without touching… I had a horrible feeling deep inside my stomach.Ever felt like this before?😢
Here are 3 mistakes that could cause this…
1) Putting your buttercream frosting in the freezer especially in a hot weather. If you’re not moving it from the freezer to an air conditioned room,a freezer isn’t advisable.Fridge is ok but freezer is a Big no for buttercream especially one with color mixed in already.It would look all nice and clean in the freezer but as soon as it gets exposed to air,it starts to be really sweaty.It starts to melt before your very eyes.
2) Mixing water into the buttercream frosting when smoothing it on a cake.There are different methods of getting a smooth buttercream frosting on your cake, whether you use hot or cold water method do not allow the water to touch the cake.The trick is to dip it into hot water and shake off before applying on the cake.
3) Pouring liquid colour in at once.First thing is i don’t recommend liquid colour for buttercream frosting, but if you must use it.pour it in little by little.it its too much it forms excess liquid and smears the decorated cake.
Can you guess the mistake I made that day?
It sure wouldn’t happen to me anymore.You definitely wouldn’t make such if you read this piece too.I’d love your feedbacks and advice for upcoming bakers.Till next time.Bye.
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