I have an order for Friday and the customer specifically asked for "Milk Chocolate Frosting". This might seem a simple enough request, but I've already lost one night's sleep over it, many hours searching on the internet and I've tried one batch of frosting that I'm absolutely not happy with.
The recipe I tried was 2 Cups melted milk chocolate chips, 1/4 Cup butter, 1/3 Cup milk 1/2 tsp. vanilla and 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar. Firstly, it hardly would stick to the cake (ugh!). After I finally got it on the cake, it dried hard and crumbly. I think it was exactly what the recipe intended, but I can't believe that's what my customer wants. I thought it was entirely too sweet and, as I said, crusty.
Do you think a Chocolate Buttercream (made with melted milk chocolate) would be what she's looking for? I've made it before and it comes out much lighter in color and texture. Personally, it's what I would prefer, but would that be the "Milk Chocolate Frosting" she's after?
I've done cakes for this customer before and she's always very particular about what she wants (which is normally a good thing). I just want to make sure I'm making what she thinks she ordered! I suppose I could call her to clarify exactly what she's after, but I already feel dumb enough.
Thanks for any advice or comments.
Samantha
The recipe I tried was 2 Cups melted milk chocolate chips, 1/4 Cup butter, 1/3 Cup milk 1/2 tsp. vanilla and 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar. Firstly, it hardly would stick to the cake (ugh!). After I finally got it on the cake, it dried hard and crumbly. I think it was exactly what the recipe intended, but I can't believe that's what my customer wants. I thought it was entirely too sweet and, as I said, crusty.
Do you think a Chocolate Buttercream (made with melted milk chocolate) would be what she's looking for? I've made it before and it comes out much lighter in color and texture. Personally, it's what I would prefer, but would that be the "Milk Chocolate Frosting" she's after?
I've done cakes for this customer before and she's always very particular about what she wants (which is normally a good thing). I just want to make sure I'm making what she thinks she ordered! I suppose I could call her to clarify exactly what she's after, but I already feel dumb enough.
Thanks for any advice or comments. Samantha
