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German buttercream is awesome (2022)
- ggm 3y agoDefinitely try the Jamesons icing. Hic!
- kunwon1 3y agoThanks for this, I've been trying to find ways to make cakes stand out, and I love having more recipes to test
- skyyler 3y agohttps://www.seriouseats.com/buttercreams-frosting https://www.seriouseats.com/buttercreams-frosting https://www.seriouseats.com/frostings-guide https://www.seriouseats.com/frostings-guide The different kinds of buttercream are all amazing! German buttercream is my comfy point in the effort-delicious matrix, as TFA says, it's so easy for how delicious it is.
- fisian 3y agoIn Germany the "default" buttercream is butter+pudding. Funny how different countries refer to food.
- ortusdux 3y agoI will have to try this. I wonder if the buttercream can maintain its consistency if the sugar is replaced with Oleo-Saccharum. I'll have to experiment! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleo_saccharum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleo_saccharum
- scythe 3y agoLast year I did this with an elderflower cordial, but I followed a recipe for lemon curd (substituting Belvoir Farms) rather than using 350 mL (!!) of the pH 3 liquid in a pastry cream. I ended up adding a little powdered sugar while beating the frosting because I thought it should be thicker. It got rave reviews from the intended audience.
- matthiaswh 3y agoMy wife has been making Russian buttercream lately, which uses sweetened condensed milk added to whipped butter. It tends to be less sweet than most varieties which I count as a plus. German buttercream sounds good.
- ulrischa 3y agoNo one in Germany eats this
- ahartmetz 3y agoI do remember some birthday parties of a late relative with an abundance of tasty cakes, some of them buttercream cakes. Now, I don't know the recipes...
- alexanderklein 3y agoI do.
- LargoLasskhyfv 3y agoI remember having eaten this, not many but several times, in places called "Konditorei". Like a coffee shop, but with additional bakery/pastries. Was really good actually, but there were many other options which were at least as good. "Schwarzwälder Kirsch" f.i. So by no one I assume you mean the "fortgeschrittene Fertigfutterfresser" who prefer other convenient stuff, and/or have no Konditorei near them?
- LargoLasskhyfv 3y agoGuessed so...
- FinnKuhn 3y agoMaybe it is a regional thing, but I (German) can't remember to have ever seen this and as a child I was very interested in the sweeter goods offered by local bakeries.
- alphager 3y agoButtercreme is an old-fashioned frosting you'd find more towards the middle and north of Germany.
- funcDropShadow 3y agoI've had one last week, in Germany.
- _Microft 3y agoA delicious example of a buttercream cake is "Frankfurter Kranz" ("Frankfurt crown cake"). Here's an excerpt from its Wikipedia article to get an idea what it's like: "Preparation starts with the baking of a firm sponge cake in a ring shaped baking tin. The cake is then sliced horizontally to divide it into two or three rings, and thick layers of buttercream icing are placed between the rings, usually with a layer of red jam (typically strawberry, blackcurrant or cherry jam). The outside of the cake is then thickly coated with more buttercream and topped with caramel-covered brittle nuts, called Krokant, toasted almond flakes and/or ground hazelnuts. Krokant is signature to this dish.", from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankfurter_Kranz https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankfurter_Kranz Enjoy if you don't mind the calories...
- ManuelKiessling 3y agoA Frankfurter Kranz in one of those dishes where merely reading the recipe may suffice to cause diabetes.
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- jnwatson 3y agoThis makes me want to bake again. If you haven’t baked a cake from scratch, you really should, at least once. At minimum, it will provide some perspective when you see a $15 cake for sale at the grocery store.
- BrandoElFollito 3y agoI have seen such cakes in Poland, they are called "tort". It is a hit or miss, some are fantastic, some are heavy, sweet, too buttery. This said, when they are good, they are good :)