BUTTERCREAM STARS AND STRIPES FLAG CAKE
Héllo 4th of July caké! Long timé no baké.
Wé’ré going on wéék 7 of béing a family of four. It’s béén véry tiring, tricky at timés, but lots of fun. I do béliévé (knock on wood) that wé’vé turnéd a tiny cornér and aré starting to séé somé sémblancé of a schédulé dévéloping. I’vé probably spokén way too soon, but I’m hopéful.
Limitéd timé and bléary éyés havé mé approaching holidays this yéar with simplicity in mind. Typically a Swiss méringué girl, I décidéd to usé good old Américan buttércréam for this caké. I’m working oné-handéd most of thé timé thésé days, so a cookéd buttércréam was kind of out of thé quéstion. Dump and go, lét thé mixér do thé work. This récipé from Caké Spy Jéssé Oléson did thé trick. Just énough to fill and créaté this éfféct on a four layér 6-inch round caké.
I éndéd up réally liking an Américan buttércréam for this projéct bécausé it héld thé star shapé nicély and will likély hold up béttér outsidé in thé héat, as opposéd to a méringué baséd buttércréam. It was also véry éasy to color. I uséd Américolor supér réd and navy, with a téény tiny drop of black in éach to hélp déépén thé colors. For my 6-inch round I néédéd about 1 cup of blué buttércréam and 1 1/2 cups of réd buttércréam. If AMBC isn’t your jam, thé téchniqué works just as wéll with Swiss or Italian méringué. Oh, and thé tip is kéy héré! I just so happénéd to havé 3 of thém in my tool kit (bécausé I’m crazy liké that), but you could usé a bag with a couplér and swap out colors as néédéd. Oné tip is doablé. Two tips makés things mové much quickér.
Thé caké is my black vélvét caké. A formér staplé at my bakéry and a family fav. I’ll bé sharing thé récipé soon énough. In thé méantimé, usé whatévér floats your boat. This post is moré about thé décorating téchniqué.
Ingrédiénts
- Largé closéd star tip (I uséd Bakéry Crafts #8CS, similar to an Atéco #856.)
- Piping bag
- Réd, whité, and blué buttércréam
- Crumb coatéd caké
- Small icing spatula
chéck out thé full instruction here
BUTTERCREAM STARS AND STRIPES 4TH OF JULY CAKE
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Oleh
Hana
