Re:German Buttercream Is Awesome
by maxnoe on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @02:07AM
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And then you cook the pudding for buttercream with half the amount of milk compared to the pudding instructions and tada, it really is a pastry cream using convenience pudding pulver.
Re:German Buttercream Is Awesome
by ortusdux on Monday July 17, 2023 @12:51PM
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I will have to try this. I wonder if the buttercream can maintain its consistency if the sugar is replaced with Oleo-Saccharum. I'll have to experiment!
Re:German Buttercream Is Awesome
by scythe on Monday July 17, 2023 @12:53PM
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Last year I did this with an elderflower cordial, but I followed a recipe for lemon curd (substituting Belvoir Farms) rather than using 350 mL (!!) of the pH 3 liquid in a pastry cream. I ended up adding a little powdered sugar while beating the frosting because I thought it should be thicker. It got rave reviews from the intended audience.
Re:German Buttercream Is Awesome
by matthiaswh on Monday July 17, 2023 @01:01PM
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My wife has been making Russian buttercream lately, which uses sweetened condensed milk added to whipped butter. It tends to be less sweet than most varieties which I count as a plus.
Re:German Buttercream Is Awesome
by ahartmetz on Monday July 17, 2023 @02:05PM
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I do remember some birthday parties of a late relative with an abundance of tasty cakes, some of them buttercream cakes. Now, I don't know the recipes...
Re:German Buttercream Is Awesome
by LargoLasskhyfv on Monday July 17, 2023 @03:34PM
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I remember having eaten this, not many but several times, in places called "Konditorei". Like a coffee shop, but with additional bakery/pastries. Was really good actually, but there were many other options which were at least as good. "Schwarzwälder Kirsch" f.i.
So by no one I assume you mean the "fortgeschrittene Fertigfutterfresser" who prefer other convenient stuff, and/or have no Konditorei near them?
Re:German Buttercream Is Awesome
by FinnKuhn on Monday July 17, 2023 @06:16PM
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Maybe it is a regional thing, but I (German) can't remember to have ever seen this and as a child I was very interested in the sweeter goods offered by local bakeries.
Re:German Buttercream Is Awesome
by dranudin on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @10:40AM
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We had this oftentimes when I was young. You would have them e.g. on your grandma's birthday or other special occasions. I think it was more an old people's thing, but they still sell them in bakeries. This is in the west of the country..
Re:German Buttercream Is Awesome
by _Microft on Monday July 17, 2023 @02:02PM
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A delicious example of a buttercream cake is "Frankfurter Kranz" ("Frankfurt crown cake"). Here's an excerpt from its Wikipedia article to get an idea what it's like:
"Preparation starts with the baking of a firm sponge cake in a ring shaped baking tin. The cake is then sliced horizontally to divide it into two or three rings, and thick layers of buttercream icing are placed between the rings, usually with a layer of red jam (typically strawberry, blackcurrant or cherry jam). The outside of the cake is then thickly coated with more buttercream and topped with caramel-covered brittle nuts, called Krokant, toasted almond flakes and/or ground hazelnuts. Krokant is signature to this dish.", from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankfurter_Kranz
Re:German Buttercream Is Awesome
by jnwatson on Monday July 17, 2023 @11:49PM
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This makes me want to bake again.
If you haven’t baked a cake from scratch, you really should, at least once. At minimum, it will provide some perspective when you see a $15 cake for sale at the grocery store.
https://www.seriouseats.com/frostings-guide
The different kinds of buttercream are all amazing!
German buttercream is my comfy point in the effort-delicious matrix, as TFA says, it's so easy for how delicious it is.
Funny how different countries refer to food.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleo_saccharum
German buttercream sounds good.
So by no one I assume you mean the "fortgeschrittene Fertigfutterfresser" who prefer other convenient stuff, and/or have no Konditorei near them?
"Preparation starts with the baking of a firm sponge cake in a ring shaped baking tin. The cake is then sliced horizontally to divide it into two or three rings, and thick layers of buttercream icing are placed between the rings, usually with a layer of red jam (typically strawberry, blackcurrant or cherry jam). The outside of the cake is then thickly coated with more buttercream and topped with caramel-covered brittle nuts, called Krokant, toasted almond flakes and/or ground hazelnuts. Krokant is signature to this dish.", from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankfurter_Kranz
Enjoy if you don't mind the calories...
If you haven’t baked a cake from scratch, you really should, at least once. At minimum, it will provide some perspective when you see a $15 cake for sale at the grocery store.
It is a hit or miss, some are fantastic, some are heavy, sweet, too buttery.
This said, when they are good, they are good :)