im new to piping and have just got my 1M nozzle - yay!
the problem iv got is my buttercream isnt upto scratch lol. tbh it is a basic recipe of stork, icing sugar & vanilla essence....
so i was hoping somebody might be able to help me out! what ingredients(british) do i need to make the b/c stiff & keep its shape? im wanting to do roses, and the classic b/c piped swirl on a cupcake.
thanks in advance x
I use a very simple recipe but it works every time.
160g butter ( I wouldn't use margarine...hate the taste)
320g icing sugar
2tsp vanilla extract
1-1.5 tbsp milk
Put the butter in your mixer, and start to add the icing sugar. About halfway through put in the vanilla then the rest of the sugar. Add the milk if the buttercream is too stiff.
You can substitute 50g cocoa and 270g icing sugar for chocolate buttercream.
I use it for swirls and roses all the time. There are a few in my photos.
just wanted to say hello to JaJay because I am down the road in Cosham. I always used Tesco's Value Butter it so much better than stork and even better than some of the more expensive butters. Lurpak is good and brings out a whiter butter if you are not going to colour it.
Kelbag
Just curious...I am from across the pond...what exactly is "stork"?
Am I the only one who took the 2nd part of her subject line as just a little bit risque! I like my men British too but
Am I the only one who took the 2nd part of her subject line as just a little bit risque! I like my men British too but
Lol! I can just hear my husband saying "That's what she said!" 
Oh I don't know, my husband is british and..... OK I should probably stop there 
Am I the only one who took the 2nd part of her subject line as just a little bit risque! I like my men British too but
LOL! probably the only thing stiff and British is upper lips.
Oh I don't know, my husband is british and..... OK I should probably stop there
Am I the only one who took the 2nd part of her subject line as just a little bit risque! I like my men British too but
LOL! probably the only thing stiff and British is upper lips.
I guess my mind isn't wired the same -- when I thought about "british icing" I thought "are you kidding? It's royal icing and it dries hard as a rock!!" 
I still don't understand why people want to ice a cake in a medium that requires a chainsaw to cut the cake though... 
Oh I don't know, my husband is british and..... OK I should probably stop there
Am I the only one who took the 2nd part of her subject line as just a little bit risque! I like my men British too but
LOL! probably the only thing stiff and British is upper lips.
Geez, Now how I respond when all my very proper British neighbors want to know what I'm giggling about??? "Oh, I'm just thinking about icing!" Yep. chalk another one up for the crazy American.
Oh I don't know, my husband is british and..... OK I should probably stop there
Am I the only one who took the 2nd part of her subject line as just a little bit risque! I like my men British too but
LOL! probably the only thing stiff and British is upper lips.
Geez, Now how I respond when all my very proper British neighbors want to know what I'm giggling about??? "Oh, I'm just thinking about icing!" Yep. chalk another one up for the crazy American.
Ok Iam now going to take this to the gutter,
A few years ago I said to my hubby, I fancy a take away (meal) and he replied, 'yes I could do do with a stiff Indian'
I still have to restrain my mirth when I think of it. When he realised what he had said he was redder than any hot curry would have made him.
where can i get trex?
It's usually in the refrigerator section at Tesco, Sainsbury's etc. Not far from the butter and margarine. If you don't see it there, check near the refrigerated pastry crust... it's sometime's there.
Me as well, I know alot of people use 'shortening' to make buttercream with, but I think the name says it all. Nothing can beat the pure indulgence of all butter buttercream..... saying that I've never tried to make buttercream with T-Rex or even taste it, but just something puts me off... just my opinion 
ah thank you
typical, i shop in asda!! probably why iv never seen it, expect asda is the only place that doesnt sell it! x
No I shop at asda and it is near the butter.
I have used 50/50 trex and butter with Dream Topping and a little milk, it is delicious but have never tried it all Trex.
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