FRENCH BUTTERCREAM

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Basic Cakes - Week 4, June 2th These recipes are copied directly from the notes of my Basic Cakes class. I'm posting them here on Just a Pinch for my own posterity. Feel free to round the fractional measurements up or down (5/8 is just as good as 1/2)

Provided by Jordan Michelle Falco @Valencia_Baking

Categories     Cakes

Number Of Ingredients 4

7 3/4 ounce(s) sugar
2 1/8 ounce(s) water
4 5/8 ounce(s) egg yolks
1 lb 1 3/8 ounce(s) unsalted butter

Steps:

  • In a suacepan, heat the sugar and water as for a pate a bombe.
  • In a mixing bowl with the ship attachment, mix the egg yolks to lighten the texture.
  • When the sugar reaches the soft ball stage (244F), slowly pour the sugar into the whipping egg yolks, and whip until cool.
  • Add the softened butter, and mix enough to ensure good emulsion of the buttercream.

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