[Curdled Italian Buttercream]

Thankyou everyone:) You have given me something to go on if it happens again!

[Curdled Italian Buttercream]

Hello there:)

I had an issue with some Italian buttercream on the weekend that curdled on me after I added some Cannoli filling for taste.

My buttercream consists of :

12 or 1 cup of egg whites

2 1/4 cup of sugar + 1/4 cup water heated to 240degrees

6 sticks of butter

1tsp vanilla

Once I made the Italian buttercream it looks spot on but then I added 3/4 cup of cannoli filling => ( Impasta Ricotta, confectioners sugar, mascarpone, marsala and vanilla). Adding the cannoli cream made it taste absolutley delicious, was such a same I had to throw it out!

I am just wondering if there is some unwritten rule about what I can flavour my buttercream with

Thankyou for your help!

-- Jane

[Which Cake Decorating Magazine?]

WOW! A post I can actually answer! I am not sure where you are but I LOVE the following two magazines. Both are Australian so you may need to contact them directly to see if they will ship to your location.

Modern Wedding Cakes ( ISSN 1441-2586) http://www.modernwedding.com.au/statics/mwcc.html

Bride to be Cakes ( ISSN 1323-5060) - http://www.time.com/time/australia/magazines/btb_cakes.htm

-- Jane:)

[Tales of a Cake Decorator]

WOW! you are all so talented . I thought I would share some of my cakes but I havent done that many yet! ( getting there tho!).

This one is a test cake sent to a local Deli to see if it will sell.

I am trying to work with chocolate more as I am moving back to Australia and the current trend is chocolate based decorations at the moment. Buttercream is not popular at all.

First time working with fondant Roses

My Australia day cake!

[Cupcakes: Recipes & Decorating]

Miss Jane, those are GORGEOUS!!!  Thanks for posting.  I would love to hear a little about how you managed to pipe them without incurring crippling hand-cramps.    Did you pipe the flowers directly onto the cupcakes, or did you pipe the flowers onto nails and transfer them?  I aspire to such beautiful buttercream flowers, but have yet to achieve such splendor.

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Thankyou!:) I piped all the flowes on directly on the cupcakes. They way I managed not to bump any of the flowers is that I started with the Roses first and then set them up in the fridge. Then I moved unto the other flowers finishing with the " Marigold" look to fill in any spaces.

The Roses arent perfect as I had trouble getting the right angles when I piped, but that didnt matter as every other flower pressed against the roses so it hid all the flaws;)..

-- Jane:)

[My First Pastry Job]

Sorry to hear about your cat Jennifer and thankyou for sharing your story about your new job! Congrats on taking the big leap to a new career! :)

[Cupcakes: Recipes & Decorating]

Hello There:)

Here are my latest cupcakes made from Italian Buttercream and the vanilla cupcake recipe in the Whimsical Bakehouse Book.

I just want to say all you guys have taught me tremendously over the last year of me lurking!.. A BIG THANKYOU!

-- Jane:)

[Aussie Meat Pies]

You can try asking where you can get a meat pie on the board http://www.ozinamerica.org. They are usually very helpful:)

-- Jane

[Aussie Meat Pies]

Chris, there is an online store in CA that sells Aussie Meat Pies.

http://www.aussieproducts.com/cgi-bin/webc...-43103573568.1c

They also sell the peas :) http://www.aussieproducts.com/cgi-bin/webc...-17103604768.31

-- Jane ( a south aussie living in the US)