Sarah's Italian Meringue Buttercream Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Popular Recipes. (Sarah's Italian Meringue Buttercream Recipe). This is sort of a finicky frosting, but so good. Once you master this type of buttercream, you will never go back to the overly sweet powdered sugar type icing. It's light and fluffy and just the right sweetness. It's the type of frosting found in most high-end gourmet pastry shops. You will need a candy thermometer for this recipe. Makes enough to generously frost a two-layer 9-inch round cake.

Brief

Prep 30 mins

Cook: 7 mins

Total: 37 mins

Servings: 12

Yield: 4 cups

Sarah's Italian Meringue Buttercream Recipe

Ingredients

1 cup pasteurized liquid egg whites (such as Crystal Farms® All Whites®)

1 ¼ cups white sugar

divided

¼ cup cold water

2 cups unsalted butter

cut into 1-tablespoon chunks

1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract

Dessert

Directions

Step 1

Pour egg whites into the clean bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment; beat at medium speed until frothy. Gradually add 1/4 cup sugar continuing to beat until stiff peaks form.

Step 2

Combine remaining 1 cup sugar and water in a small saucepan. Attach a candy thermometer to the saucepan and place over low heat. Cook until syrup reaches 244 degrees F (117 degrees C) or until a small amount of syrup dropped into cold water forms a firm but pliable ball.

Step 3

Increase mixer speed to high and pour syrup in a slow and steady stream down the side of the bowl beating until combined 1 to 2 minutes. Reduce speed to medium-high and continue beating until meringue is stiff and the sides of the bowl feel barely warm 3 to 4 minutes more.

Step 4

Beat in butter 1 tablespoon at a time until smooth. Switch to the paddle attachment add vanilla extract and beat on high until buttercream is light and fluffy 4 to 7 minutes.

Nutritional Information

Sarah's Italian Meringue Buttercream Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:12

Calories: 366.1

% Daily Value *

Protein: 2.5g 5%

Carbohydrates: 21g 7%

Sugars: 21g

Fat: 30.7g 47%

Saturated Fat: 19.4g 97%

Cholesterol: 81.3mg 27%

Vitamin A Iu: 945.5IU 19%

Niacin Equivalents: 0.1mg 1%

Folate: 1.1mcg

Calcium: 9.6mg 1%

Magnesium: 0.9mg

Potassium: 11.1mg

Sodium: 37.7mg 2%

Calories From Fat: 276.2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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