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BUTTERCREAM STANDS UP TO HEAT AND HUMIDITY


 
 now and have had many challenges decorating cakes in a climate that is always hot and humid. My little cake studio is just off of my office and I run the AC at about 77F to 80F ( electricity is super expensive in the Cayman Islands ) and as you can tell by my shiny face :0) in the video it is also very humid around 80 to90% most of the time. My butter cream cakes go to beach parties and beach weddings and never melt
I used the online tutorials of Edna De La Cruz and Inspired By Michelle (ganache video) and Sharron Zambito’s video ” Perfecting the Art of Buttercream” ( get all of her videos they transformed my cakes in every way), to help me develop this technique.
Everyone has a different method just as everyone walks a little differently. I think that taking a little bit from many sources and developing a style that suits you will get the best results for each person.
My butter cream cakes go to beach parties and beach weddings and never melt.
So here is my little bit, it starts off with the humidity resistant butter cream recipe and then the video link
  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 cup shortening (high ratio or IGA store brand , for me never Crisco)
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch (this is the heat and humidity fighting ingredient)
  • 4 tablespoons liquid (milk, heavy cream, water, coffee creamer, juice….)
  • 2 teaspoons of flavoring such as vanilla
  • 8 cups of confectioner sugar
Mix the first five ingredients then slowly add the sugar. Don’t it for mix too long. In super hot weather reduce the liquid by 1/4 and reduce the butter to shortening ratio i.e. more shortening less butter

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Who & where did you get this recipe from Gail? There is references to a photo with a "shiny face", but no photo their.

serching the web i foubd it

Maybe you can check your computer history and see if you can see where you found it?

Credit for this recipe is:

THE CAKE STUDIO (CAYMAN)  ON FACEBOOK.

 MEMBER: SUGAR PIXY HERE ON CAKES WE BAKE    :O)

found it on facebook one of the cakers

Yes

I posted her above. She is actually a member here.

cool , you know me if i find some thing i'lpost it

well thanx you SUGAR  PIXY , THIS IS AWESOME TO FIND , TFS

Yup

I know Gail. Just thought I would see if I could find it.... and I did.  You always give credit where credit is due!!

COOL I NEVER REMEMBER , I GLAD YOU FOUND IT , , WITH THIS WEATHER WE ARE HAVEING ITS GOOD TO FIND THEASE AWESOME RECIPES ! ALL I DO IS TYPE IN RECIPES FOR ??? WHAT EVER WHEN I COME TO A SITE , AND WHAT EVER I FIND I SHARE , NONE OF THEASE RECIPES ARE MINE , I JUST SHARE WHAT I FIND, AND WHO EVER CLAIMS IT , , OK WELL IF ITS THERES I THANK YOU ALL , AND IF SOME1 SENDS ME A GOOD ONE I'L POST IT TO , I THINK SOME ONE, I KNOW LIKED IT SO I WENT TO THERE SITE AND FOUND IT ,

no i hav'nt , but i would think as much as you need for how chocolatey you want it , i would think you need to add a bit more of milk or water , as needed tho !


awesome , let me know how it turns out ; ) good luck Sharon ; )
Sharon Spradley said:

Yep that's exactly what I was thinking. Will soon find out as I have to get it done tonight.

 

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