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Swiss Meringue Buttercream
Learn how to make the Best-Ever Swiss Meringue Buttercream Frosting recipe which will give you a light, airy frosting for all of your cakes and cupcakes.
👥 10 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 20 min⏳ Prep: 20 min👤 Adapted from Sweetapolita.com📖 biggerbolderbaking
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- pot
- bowl
- whisk
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Over a pot of simmering water place your mixer bowl (or a heatproof bowl) over the pot.
2
Add in the egg whites and sugar and stir until the sugar has dissolved. Continue to stir, this will take around ⏱️ 5 minutes. Putting the eggs over heat will technically cook them so you don't have to fear eating raw eggs.
3
Once the sugar has totally dissolved remove from the heat.
4
With whisk attachment begin to whip until the meringue on medium/high speed. Whip until the meringue is thick, glossy, and the bottom of the bowl feels neutral to the touch (this can take up to ⏱️ 5 minutes or so).
5
Wiith mixer on medium speed, add vanilla, salt and soft butter cubes. Add the butter one piece at a time, until incorporated, and mix until it has reached a silky smooth texture (if curdles, keep mixing and it will come back to smooth). *If mixture is too runny, refrigerate for about ⏱️ 1 hour until it comes together. continuing to beat until well combined.
6
Add additional flavours, purees, as desired.
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