Description
Delicious salted caramel buttercream on a Swiss meringue base (to decorate 12 cupcakes or cover and decorate a 6-inch/15 cm layer cake).
Ingredients
- 6 Egg Whites
- 150 g Granulated Sugar (3/4 cup)
- 300 g Unsalted Butter - softened (1 1/4 cups)
- 2 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 100 g Homemade Salted Caramel (1/2 cup)
Instructions
- Place the egg whites and granulated sugar in a large heatproof bowl or in the bowl of your stand mixer.
- Heat the mixture over a double boiler by placing the bowl over a pot containing a little water heated over medium heat.
- While constantly whisking with a hand whisk, check the temperature using a candy thermometer, which should register at least 131°F/55°C (the sugar should be completely dissolved; touch with your fingertips to check that you no longer feel the sugar grains).
- Transfer the mixture to the bowl of your stand mixer or place the bowl back on the stand of the stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and beat at medium-high speed for 10-15 minutes until you get a stiff, glossy, and cooled meringue.
- Reduce the speed of the mixer and incorporate the pieces of softened butter, then resume mixing at high speed until you get a thick mixture. (the mixture may be liquid or granular, continue to beat until the mixture is smooth)
- Switch to the flat spatula attachment and gently fold in the slightly warmed salted caramel and vanilla extract until fully incorporated and the buttercream is smooth.
- Finish by mixing at low speed for 2 minutes to smooth out the buttercream and use it directly on your cakes.
Notes
Storage: Up to 1 week in the fridge in an airtight container or covered with plastic wrap, and up to 3 months in the freezer.
Tips:
If you don't have a cooking thermometer, cook the egg whites and sugar for about 5 minutes until the mixture is frothy and the sugar is completely dissolved.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: frosting, fillings, cream
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 portion
- Calories: 256
- Sugar: 17.4 g
- Sodium: 58.7 mg
- Fat: 20.3 g
- Carbohydrates: 17.5 g
- Protein: 2.1 g
- Cholesterol: 53.8 mg