Have you ever wondered why you like some frostings more than others?
Why some is silky-smooth and some gritty?
Why some is sooo sweet and others are light and delicate?
Frosting is frosting, right?
Wrong!
Today I'm going to talk about the different types of frostings commonly used on cakes and why the ones I use in my League City/Dickinson bakery are so much better.
#1 American Buttercream
Up first is the most common frosting used. It's simple to make and the sweetest and also the least smooth. This is the one you get on most grocery store cakes, and most home bakeries. All it is is a lot of powdered sugar, butter or shortening, and maybe some cream. It's so sweet because the percentage of sugar used is so high.
Surprise, surprise, I don't use this one at all in my bakery because I'm not a fan of super sweet (or gritty) frosting.
#2 Up next is Swiss Meringue Buttercream.
This is one of my favorites!! It's more difficult to make because it involves making a meringue first, but in my opinion, it's totally worth it because the result is a silky smooth frosting that is lightly sweet. This is the frosting used in my Strawberry Macaron Cake (check those out here)
#3 French Buttercream
Ah, French Buttercream. Rich, smooth, and creamy. This one is lightly sweet with an almost custard-like flavor, which is from all the egg yolk it uses. I use this one for my Creme Brulee Cake and Macarons (my most popular macaron and cake flavors) because of the rich, custard-like flavor. It's literally amazing, and I can't believe I've never met another baker who uses it.
#4 Chocolate Ganache
Most bakeries use American Buttercream + cocoa powder to make chocolate frosting.
I make chocolate ganache! Chocolate ganache is literally chocolate + heavy cream, so its SUPER chocolatey and rich and smooth.
I use whipped chocolate ganache for my Extra Chocolate Cake filing, cover it in regular ganache, and top it with ganache drip so you get all textures that chocolate ganache can be. This is why, IMO, my chocolate cake is the BEST in League City & Dickinson😁
There you have it! That's the scoop on frostings. If you need a cake or macarons that use my amazing frostings, you can check those out by clicking the links!
-Rachel
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