Ok, so I was looking for a way to tone down the sweetness of buttercream. Looked in my pantry and saw instant cheesecake pudding and thought, why not. I poured a little in, and voila! It tasted great and was really easy to smooth. Has anyone else tried this?

Karen

I tried it once but dissolved it in some water first. So you just dumped it straight in and it wasn't gritty? If that's the case I'm totally game. I find adding a little lemon or lime juice cuts the sweetness. Not enough to make it lemon flavor though

Yep, I dumped it in dry. Has anyone else tried it?

I have dissolved banana pudding mix in water first and added it for a quick and easy banana creme BC icing, loved it with chocolate cake!

I used to add it to store brought icing when my daughter was younger ... Gives it a whole new texture and taste. It was always a hit when I did it. I haven't added it to my BC yet

Did you use the whole small box of pudding mix? Or just a little bit? How do you know how much to put in?

I made a double batch of BC and just added a whole, small box. I was just playing around with it to see what it would do and that ratio seemed to be about right. Like I said, it had a great texture and I'll be trying it again for sure!

I am so going to try this. Thanks for posting it.

Does anyone know if there is a difference between the Jello brand no bake cheesecake mix ( you mix it with milk) and the cheesecake instand pudding mix? I can only find the no bake mix where i live I dont even know if they make it in canada....? I have been dying to make a cheesecake buttercream.

Does any know if the chocolate fudge pudding mix would be good to add to the buttercream instead of adding cocoa?

Cool info! I always learn something new here on CC! I'll be trying this soon!

When I add the banana it is just enough to get the flavor I want, add a little and tastes I always dissolve in water or it will be gritty

I dumped a box of butterscotch in a batch of SMBC once to see what would happen. I only tried a bit but loved it. I iced a cake for a birthday party with it and everyone complimented the flavor and texture of the icing!

I'll have to try this. My daughters are always complaining about my buttercream being too sweet!

Did putting cheesecake pudding in the BC yellow the BC at all? I'm looking into this for a white, white, "cream cheese" BC for a carrot cake wedding cake.

I've tried the pudding mix and found it to be a bit gritty if I use it right away, but if I let it sit for 24 hours and remix the grit is gone.

If you want a real taste blast though, try kool aid in your buttercream. I use the packets that you would normally add the sugar when you mix it, not the pre-sweetened stuff. I've used the orange kool aid buttercream with a dark chocolate cake, and strawberry kiwi with vanilla cake, but the biggest hit with kids is the tropical punch which makes a bright pink buttercream that tastes like bubble gum.

I add it to the PS at the rate of one packet to 2 pounds of PS, and find that any grit disappears once it sits overnight and gets a remix the next day.

I've also tried jello powder with a custard buttercream but didn't like the texture, so I'm going to try the kool aid with that one too. I want to make a St Patrick's day cake so I'll be using lime jello in the cake and lime kool aid in the buttercream.

I think that that are many definitions of a "single" batch of buttercream, so I'm wondering about the sugar-to-dry pudding mix ratio. For instance, would I use one whole box of pudding mix to every 2# of powdered sugar? Or, in the case of jello, would it be one box of that to 2# of powdered sugar?

KatsSuiteCakes,

Yes. The kool aid doesn't seem to affect the crusting at all.

gramof5,

I use 1/2 of a four serving size of instant pudding mix ( the one that calls for 2 cups of milk), for the jello I use the whole of a small box (the four serving size that calls for 1 cup hot/1 cup cold water), and for the kool aid I use one whole packet (the ones that call for 1 cup sugar and eight cups water). I add any one of the above straight from the package to two pounds of powdered sugar and use whatever fat the recipe calls for. I do find that I need to add a little more liquid than I do without the additions.

When I use them with the custard buttercream I add them to the milk before I start to heat it and find that the powder dissolves quite well before I add the cornstarch.

So this can also be done with SMBC? This is the type of buttercream I usually make.... sounds good!

Thanks, cakeyouverymuch, for the info. I will be making more buttercream next week and will try this out

i have used the no bake cheesecake. I mixed the no bake cheesecake mix with 1/2 of the liquid, let it set and then added it to the buttercream. only thing is it has a shorter shelf live than regular buttercream. HTH

thanks so much!

I love this I am goig to try it next week. So excited!!!

When you guys do this are you using regular instant pudding mix, or has anyone tried using the fat-free sugar-free instant pudding? I imagine that might eliminate the grit since it doesn't have the granulated sugar in it.

Sorry, I should have mentioned that. I used the sugar free, and I had no grit