Condensed Milk Buttercream (Russian Buttercream)

Condensed milk buttercream, additionally known as Russian buttercream, is made with solely two components: butter and sweetened condensed milk. It’s gentle, silky, fluffy, extremely scrumptious, and pipes superbly. Most significantly for any house, passion, and even savvy baker, it is vitally simple to make.

Visitor blogger Sasha Nary, self-taught baker, confectionery artist and a creator of Instagram web page @SashaCakesChicago, says that she was virtually born consuming Russian buttercream from a bottle. So, at this time she is sharing her greatest suggestions and methods for making it come out completely each time.

Ideas

• Be certain the butter is delicate however not too delicate.
  • If the butter is just too delicate, you might even see your Russian buttercream begin to separate. Don’t panic! Merely pop your mixer bowl with separated Russian buttercream into the fridge for 10 minutes after which re-whip once more.
  • If the butter is just too chilly, this frosting could not whip up all gentle and fluffy; in that case, simply place half of it right into a microwave save bowl, heat up for 5-10 seconds, and re-whip with the opposite half.

• Whip the butter on excessive pace for at least 8 minutes, scraping the facet of the bowl each jiffy. That’s the way it will get so gentle and fluffy.
• Add room temperature sweetened condensed milk rigorously in small parts whereas mixing on medium pace. This prevents the butter and condensed milk combination from changing into runny and separating.

Makes use of

There are such a lot of attainable methods to make use of this frosting:

Russian buttercream additionally takes colour superbly – my suggestion is to at all times use gel food colorings [paid link].

Storing Russian Buttercream

I extremely advocate utilizing Russian Buttercream inside simply few hours of creating it. (Because it’s really easy to make, there’s no must whip up giant quantities!)

Nevertheless, in the event you do have leftovers or needed to make it upfront, retailer your freshly whipped buttercream in an hermetic container, refrigerated for as much as 7 days, or frozen for as much as 30 days. Let it come to room temperature after which re-whip it earlier than utilizing.

Variations

Whereas this recipe is scrumptious as written, many individuals add salt, vanilla, or different flavorings to this frosting. It’s a private choice.

Different Forms of Buttercream

If you’re interested by experimenting with different different kinds of buttercreams, learn the put up on the distinction between Italian, French, and Swiss buttercream. Additionally, take a look at this vanilla frosting recipe for a basic American buttercream. And, bear in mind to take a look at the online story about this condensed milk buttercream.