French Buttercream

Name: French Buttercream
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 15 servings
Cuisine: french
Ingredients: 1/2 cup granulated sugar (100g); 3 tbsp water (45mL); 5 large egg yolks; 1 cup unsalted butter (227g, room temperature and cubed); 1 tsp vanilla extract (5mL); pinch of salt (optional)

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A silky, custardy egg yolk-based buttercream with butter and vanilla. Rich and dreamy, it's a luxurious frosting for cakes and pastries.

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Ingredients

15 SERVINGS

INGREDIENTS

100 ggranulated sugar — ½ cup
3 tbspwater — 45 ml
5large egg yolks
227 gunsalted butter — room temperature, cubed, 1 cup
1 tspvanilla extract — 5 ml
salt — optional

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Nutrition uses 15 ordinary servings for this batch; the source listed 1.

Method

10m total

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Vitamins & minerals

Potassium: 10mg
Calcium: 11mg
Iron: 0.16mg

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