Perfect cupcake icing: How to pipe Italian meringue buttercream (Part 2)
by admin on Feb.09, 2010, under How to
Woman’s Weekly Cookery Editor Sue mcmahon shows you how to pipe Italian meringue buttercream for the perfect cupcake icing. Part 2 shows you how to pipe the buttercream and make butterfly sugarpaste decorations. For the full recipe and to find more fantastic cake recipes, visit www.goodtoknow.co.uk/recipes/cakes
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February 9th, 2010 on 7:21 am
Yes its the kind of edible clay they use for flowers
February 9th, 2010 on 7:41 am
I love her accent and the way she says ‘The Wilton one-hundred and twenty-three’
February 9th, 2010 on 8:11 am
@anntext well obviously. everything about baking is edible.
February 9th, 2010 on 8:29 am
That kettle looks like a dalek.
February 9th, 2010 on 8:51 am
Actually the kettle makes the sugar paste sort of glossy and then they look a bit prettier
February 9th, 2010 on 9:26 am
yes its edible, its pretty much the same as fondant except it contains gum tragacanth which makes it more pliable an dries harder, you can by it ready made from any cake craft store or you can make it yourself and again the ingredients can be bought from the store. to make just nead alittle gum powder into your fondant and leave to rest for awhile before using..i like to add a small amount of shortening which helps reduce cracking while your working as gumpaste tends to dry quickly
February 9th, 2010 on 9:47 am
how do u make gumpaste? can ueat them?
February 9th, 2010 on 10:38 am
flour paste is that the same as sugar paste / fondant ?
what a stoopid idea holding them over a boiling kettle
February 9th, 2010 on 11:34 am
FABULOUS! How easy and yet so effective! I am making these!!
February 9th, 2010 on 12:13 pm
I’m so making those!!!
Thank you so much!
February 9th, 2010 on 12:18 pm
can you eat the buterfly?
February 9th, 2010 on 12:23 pm
Looks pretty!!~~~~~~~~
February 9th, 2010 on 1:00 pm
what do you use to make the butterflye
February 9th, 2010 on 1:49 pm
food as art
February 9th, 2010 on 2:36 pm
@TalaLalaLicious what we call flower paste, americans and some other nations call it gumpaste and we call fondant sugarpaste. You can buy the tips from any cake decorating store or online ; )
February 9th, 2010 on 2:44 pm
ur amazing and that beataful!
q1. is flower paste just fondant?
q2. were can u get all of those tips for the icing bags?
and a commment
I LOVE UR ACCENT!
February 9th, 2010 on 3:22 pm
lovely…..thank you very much..
February 9th, 2010 on 4:03 pm
very artistic, but if it was me i would have already eat that cupcake in the icing stage
February 9th, 2010 on 4:43 pm
I like it! I like ALL the frosting on the cupcakeS. And the butterfly’s colors. Bravo…..bravro……bravo…..by Cassandra , 5 yrs old
February 9th, 2010 on 4:59 pm
cuute lol
February 9th, 2010 on 5:54 pm
will make this without the butterlfy! loL ! xD
February 9th, 2010 on 6:37 pm
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February 9th, 2010 on 7:32 pm
Very beautiful
February 9th, 2010 on 7:55 pm
These are the most beautiful cupcakes I´ve ever seen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you for sharing!!!!
February 9th, 2010 on 8:39 pm
xx I love these, i would never be able to make them tho, im rubbish at baking, but i would love to have some. xx