Creating Your Own Buttercream Flavors
Creating Your Own Buttercream Flavors:
I think we are all in agreement that my Swiss Meringue Buttercream is indeed THE BOMB!
I am sure as Woodie Insiders you have all had a chance to make at least the Vanilla one; but what about the Chocolate? and the Mocha? and the Strawberry?
Those are just a few of the recipes I have shared so far, but do you know that you can create just about ANY flavor under the sun and add it straight away into the BASE RECIPE of vanilla?
I do it every day at Woodland Bakery. For example someone today asked if I could make Marzipan Buttercream? Why Sure I can!
Marzipan Buttercream:
I took some very soft almond paste and smoothed it out even more in the kitchen aid with the paddle attachment and some warm water to thin it out. I then added the buttercream a little at a time while mixing until it was all incorporated well. Last, I hit it with about a teaspoon of almond extract and a tablespoon of Amaretto Disaronno (optional of course for those of you who do not like alcohol in your pastry).
It was out of this world!
I encourage you to play around with flavors whenever possible. BE BRAVE GUYS! No recipe needed! Start to rely on your TASTEBUDS to guide you to perfect balances.
Here are just a few suggestions off the top of my head that you can achieve simply by adding some liquors, flavor oils or emulsions, extracts or fruit purees. Simply stir desired amount into the buttercream and off you go!! (Be sure to refrigerate accordingly if you are using an addition of fruit curds or egg rich custards)
- Baileys Irish Cream – add liquor
- Peanut Butter – add peanut butter
- Nutella – add nutella
- Lemon Custard Buttercream -add lemon Curd and lemon zest
- Boston Cream Pie Buttercream- add vanilla custard
- Coconut – add toasted coconut and a little coconut milk
- Key Lime – add key lime juice and grated lime zest
- Cinnamon- Duh!
- Kahlua- add instant coffee and Kahlua liquor
- Pineapple- add canned pineapple (drained first and patted dry)
- Marachino Cherry – add the Juice from the canned cherries
