This has been my go to frosting for many years. I have a metal bowl so I just aim a hairdryer at the outside of the bowl whenever it looks curdled. I also like to lighten my frosting up even more with some whipped up heavy whipping cream. It always "curdles" on me then but if I use the hairdryer trick or just keep whipping it long enough it eventually comes back together. I also find that switching out the whisk attachment for the paddle attachment at the end also helps the buttercream get really smooth. It is a quite yellow buttercream but if you add the tiniest touch of purple food coloring gel, it will look whiter.

@Cakebaker07

2 жыл бұрын

I use a heat gun. I also have a metal bowl.

@CakesbyMK

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the additional tips Stacey! I love the hair dryer hack :D

@jhowardsupporter

2 жыл бұрын

Great idea using a hairdryer 😋

@alisonferry5989

2 жыл бұрын

Oh I love the hairdryer idea!

@salmighazali917

Жыл бұрын

This recipe is suitable for how many cupcakes or how big of a cake?

This icing was amazing! My dad has diabetes and his sugar blood was still low! I add this to my cake 24/7 ! Great recipe! ❤

I have never heard of this type of frosting. I can’t wait to try the recipe! Thank you so much for all your tips! You are truly gifted!!

I'm definitely going to be trying this! It looks so good and not too complicated either.

Great video, love this buttercream recipe, lovely light texture. Great if you want a delicate flavoured topping

What a life saver recipe..thank lots MK

I will most definitely try this, thank you for sharing

I once had a similar recipe, but I couldn't remember it. SO glad I found you!

Thank you so much for this recipe. I tried this and it turned out well. 👍

Will definitely try this at the weekend thanks MK from a UK fan

Amazing and beautifully tasting

The recipe is awesome 👌....maybe someday I'll try to make it

Looks delicious, thank you very much!! 👍😊

❤ it is used your Swiss meringue and colored mine purple and lavender for my first heart vintage cake. I heard of ermine buttercream I keep forgetting to use this recipe for my less sweet customers. Thank you your amazing!

Ooh jazakallah khairan sis! Thanks! I always wondered how to make it! x

Just came across this recipe and your channel must say it's very informative thanks and may you prosper

I love this channel this lady is so helpful❤️🙏🏼

Im going to give this a shot. It looks so good. I dont like cooking frostings but this i think is worth it. Its a very pretty frosting

Thank you for sharing these recipes....Stay blessed and safe

I have been looking for this recipe, I found it here. Thanks

Thank you so much it looks great and I'll try it!

thank you, will give this recipe a go

Wow amazing work

Ermine is really good and easy to make.

Thank you soo much you are such a sweet person , I really enjoy your videos really helpful videos , Iam definitely going to try this buttercream

So many types of buttercream!

thank you so much sister It's very easy and very beautiful😃😊

Great recipe!!

@CakesbyMK

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Zaynab! :D

Creative, as usual 😊

Thank you MK. This frosting was amazing. I needed chocolate version so just added some cocoa.

it’s so good on chocolate cake

Thanks for this useful vídeo.

Delicious thanks for sharing 😋💐💐👍👍👍❤️❤️🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰

Our family has a tradition of doing red velvet cake with ermine icing at Christmas. My grandmother always made it when I was a kid. This icing is actually the original icing with red velvet. It’s not cream cheese like people think.

@viennehaake9149

8 ай бұрын

yep, us too

@Wardahera

7 ай бұрын

I’m making this right now! I’m follow MK’s red velvet cake recipe and adding ermine frosting on top 😄

This actually reminds me of German buttercream!

Buttercream that's Less sweet? Wow! I'm interested!

This Channel helped me a lot with doing Cakes.Your Channel is so underrated.You need more Views Girl..

@CakesbyMK

2 жыл бұрын

Awww thank you so much for your love and support! Truly appreciate it :)

Your the best thank you

This is an amazing frosting! I always use it for red velvet and for my vegan cakes.

@astrid6496

2 жыл бұрын

Do you mind sharing what you use to replace the milk in your vegan recipe? I would like to try it, but I'm allergic to whey. I typically use almond milk, but it doesn't substitute well in a lot of things.

@hugelunatic3322

2 жыл бұрын

@@astrid6496 I use silk plain almond milk. I think it tastes better than other brands. I've also used so delicious coconut milk, but to me it makes a sweeter cake.

@anitaparikh6415

8 ай бұрын

Is it stable outdoors for 3 hours at a picnic? Making it vegan too

This is a lot like the classic German buttercream with pudding :D

Omg definitely going to try this next time i run out of powdered sugar 😂

Wow I'll definitely try this!! This will solve my grainy sugar in the buttercream problems and quite alot of amount to use for big batches!

@staceynoffke

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! I love how smooth this frosting is. Definitely not grainy!

I tried this recipe and turned out great. Also the taste. It's sweet but not too sweet. Thank you for sharing the recipe!!

@Israna523.

Жыл бұрын

Can we colour it?

Thank you so much for this! Does this crust when refrigerated? Thank you!

tysm this helps alot and it looks really good but i cant eat it right now because im fasting

السلام عليكم I tried this today and omg I loved it. It was so easy and simple. My stress level was at zero in trying this 😉☺️. جزاك الله خير. May Allah continue to bless you for sharing your cake knowledge.

@CakesbyMK

Жыл бұрын

Yayyy so glad to hear that! :D

Omg, I literally tested ermine frosting last weekend! It's so much better than standard buttercream. I also tried using cream cheese instead of butter and that tasted good, but it didn't hold it's shape too well. I think the sweet spot is half butter and half cream cheese. So good!

@staceynoffke

2 жыл бұрын

I've always wondered if it would be good with cream cheese. Thanks for the tip!

@nottobe5597

2 жыл бұрын

Hi! Is it firm enough to pipe petals pls?

@ugeshnikhan

2 жыл бұрын

@@nottobe5597 Hi! The cream cheese only version won't be good for piping petals. The half butter half cream cheese will work, but it's fragile in summer. Hope this helps :)

@nottobe5597

2 жыл бұрын

@@ugeshnikhan Thank you!!

@CakesbyMK

2 жыл бұрын

It's so good right! And oohh I've never tried with cream cheese! Thanks so much for the suggestion, will definitely be giving it a go over the summer :D

I've tried this ermine buttercream for the first time, can't believe it is soo good!! Stable buttercream for a hot weather country like Malaysia! so yummy 😋😋

@hiareyoulookingforme8967

3 ай бұрын

I have to keep it outside the fridge for over five hours tomorrow so I hope it stays okay-ish

Thanks for the lovely recipe, can we use this under fondant?

Quite interesting. The first step reminds me of making a cheese sauce. I'm gonna have to try this next time.

@CakesbyMK

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Christopher! That's exactly right - it's like making a roux for a cheese sauce. Who would have thought you could make a buttercream out of that right! :D

@christinamwalwanda1881

Жыл бұрын

@@CakesbyMK hie I like your video but my question is can i put frosting in a room temperature? Because I don't have microwave, I wanna try this please help me

Yummy😋

Woooow cant wait to try it, can it be coloured also, and what type of food colouring if so?

I made this recipe using soy milk and vegan butter (Violife salted) for a red velvet cake and it was wonderful! Thank you so much for the level of detail.

@anitaparikh6415

8 ай бұрын

Is vegan ermine frosting stable outdoors? Taking it to a picnic at 9 am and will eat at noon. Or should I use vegan buttercream frosting?

@Alittlebitofspine

8 ай бұрын

@@anitaparikh6415 if you leave it under direct sunlight it will start to melt after an hour and a half or less, but if there's some shadow it stays together!

Excited to try it. Does it freeze well? I need to make a cake to serve in 2 days time.

I've done a similar recipe except using cream cheese instead of milk and flour. Ends up being equal parks of cream cheese, butter, and sugar beat until smooth. Makes a really nice frosting and is easy to scale up and down.

@michellegordon3319

Жыл бұрын

That sounds amazing, do you mind sharing that recipe?

@sewv1221

Жыл бұрын

@@michellegordon3319 Literally equal parts all 3 ingredients (ie 1 cup granulated sugar, 1 cup butter, 1 cup cream cheese). Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, then beat in cream cheese. Can add cocoa powder to make chocolate or vanilla or lemon juice depending on what you need.

Thank you so much for sharing this amazing recipe! I absolutely hate American buttercream or any frosting contains powder sugar. I was on the hunt for an amazing frosting and I found yours. I’m making my sons 1st birthday cake and using this recipe and your white cake recipe and I’m adding sprinkles. I want to make everything in advanced so would this buttercream store well if I make it Tuesday and start decorating Thursday to serve it on Saturday??? Thank you in advanced

Hello! I tried this for the first time tonight! The flavor and sweetness is perfect, but mine came out much looser/more runny than yours looks. I *think* I didn't cook it long enough/ until it thickened enough, but an also wondering if my butter was too soft (very warm here in California lately), and if the cooked mixture should be chilled or room temperature when adding it to the butter? Many thanks!!!!

Tq for sharing

My mother always used this frosting on our birthday cakes! I love that it’s not too sweet!

@CakesbyMK

2 жыл бұрын

Yumm! It's one of my new favourite frostings :)

Just wondering if this one will be on your website! I'll be trying it out tomorrow

Brilliant must try this, is it stable enough for layering cakes, love you videos everything is explained so well. Thanks for this recipe.

@CakesbyMK

Жыл бұрын

Hi Sharon! :D Yes you can totally layer cakes with this, but it is less stable that say an American buttercream so I wouldn't do tooo many layers and I'd make sure the cake has time to set in the fridge so everything can firm up after it's decorated :)

Jazakallah!

Hi can this withstand hot weather?would adding shortening make a difference?

Hello dear! Thank you for this recipe, is it stable in hot weather? I live in a hot country I just want to make sure that it doesn’t melt! Thanks

Love the ermine frosting. Only problem is it keeps curdling. No matter what I do to get it smooth it still curdled. Going to try again today and see what happens. Maybe it was bcoz it was very cold here. We nearly in spring so it has warmed up and we not in the dead of winter ☺️😊

Hi! Does this buttercream works for flower piping also?

I am so curious as to how this tastes! It reminds me of when you make gravy, and make a rue, you know? Anyway, GREAT instructional video! Thank you for going through slowly so that we can actually learn something!!

@CakesbyMK

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Deb! Yes that's exactly right - it's like making a roux! It does sound strange for a frosting, but trust me it is delicious and definitely worth a go :D. And you're so welcome - glad to hear the videos are easy to digest :D

@MaryAnnNytowl

2 жыл бұрын

Deb, if it had not been for MK using the _proper_ spelling of the word, I would have had an _awful_ time figuring out what on the good, green earth you _meant_ by "rue" in this context! There is *no* meaning of the word "rue" that would have been applicable to cooking gravies... well, unless you were to end up with lumpy gravy & didn't know how to fix it, or maybe burned the gravy; then you would rue the accident, certainly. But one doesn't _make_ a rue. At all. Ever. So, like I said, if it had not been for MK, your comment would have made zero sense at all, LOL!

@debjudisch5548

2 жыл бұрын

@@MaryAnnNytowl Well, Mary Ann, interestingly, MK knew immediately what I MEANT. I am SO, SO sorry that I made a mistake, or had the nerve to print this horrible error. I, however, am NOT perfect! In fact, I am 65 and in very poor health, and apparently, I had an old lady brain fart! I certainly hope that you can find it in your purest heart to forgive me! Above ALL, I appreciate you taking the time to notice this (as so many others did!) and to so wonderfully put me in my place and set me straight!! And again, MK knew just what I meant, so maybe YOU are the one with the problem? You have a great day, Mary Ann...

@inailovit8639

Жыл бұрын

@@MaryAnnNytowl Jesus 🤦🏽‍♀️ really ? 🥱

@debjudisch5548

Жыл бұрын

@@Bee-Kind-Baker Oh, Christie, thank you, and I accept your apalagy. However, I feel bad thinking YOU were upset to the point of feeling that you needed to! You are so kind. With my big mouth and being a little TOO opinionated at times, I often deserve what I get! I wish that what you said was the worst thing said to me on here, but it wasn't! God bless you for even caring...

Wow,can this be used underneath fondant cakes?

I made this for an adults birthday cake and then for cupcakes for some kids. Everyone loved it! I have been looking for an easy frosting that isn't as sweet. This was perfect. Thank you! Question. I usually freeze my left over frosting. Can this be frozen? And how long will it store? Thank you!

@CakesbyMK

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Melissa! So glad to hear the frosting was a hit :D. And yes you can absolutely freeze this frosting for up to 3 months :). Hope that helps!

After trying your vanilla cake recipe and getting great reviews on it, I want to try ALL of your recipes! Lol I’m curious to know if this frosting is stable enough to fill and cover 3-4 layer cakes? I need something more stable than whipped cream frosting. And would these particular measurements enough for a 2 or 3 layer cake?

@yamzyyamzy3646

6 ай бұрын

you will have to double it and is stable. i live in gambia. weather is hot here.

Hello MK , I just wanted to tell you how much I enjoys watching your videos. You are so delightful and sweet to watch and very beautiful. Enjoy your day.

@CakesbyMK

2 жыл бұрын

Ohhh that is so sweet and made my day! Thank you so much :)

Hi can i use then for froasting a cup cakes? Or it will melt??

Hi, can i make meringue lolli pops with this recipe?

Have used this icing for years now

It turned out great! Just don't use salted butter like I did. Other than the saltiness it was really good, so the recipe is good!

@kandy1643

Жыл бұрын

If I just skip the salt step should it be ok? Or did you do that as well?

Thank you so much for this video MK. Does it work well under fondant pls?

@CakesbyMK

Жыл бұрын

Hi there! :) I've never tried under fondant sorry, but because it's a softer frosting I don't think it'll work so well! :(

Hi there - can you colour this frosting easily with gel colours?

And how long will this be ok in the fridge? I’ve been using this for my eclairs for a long time, but never freezed or holded . Thanks

Is ermine frosting stable outdoors in the northeast US (temp forecast is 53-80°up) my other option is buttercream frosting. The picnic starts at 9 am but we will have the cake around noon. Will the icing between layers and the outside frosting be stable? I could put it in an icebox. As a vegan option, May I use earth balance or crisco and soy milk?

Is this heat stable dear? For a tropical weather? Tq

MK you are such a beautiful young woman. Love your videos! God bless you!

Hi, can I put different flavour for this frosting? Such as salted caramel and Oreo cupcakes?

Hi, can I make it one day prior and use it for cake next day directly from fridge?

I'm making this right now!

Does it melt? I'd like to sculpt a snowman to decorate a cake, can I do it with this? Thank you!

Hi how does this meringue hold up to icing and decorate cake

Hi MK, This recipe is suitable for how many cupcakes or how big of a cake? I'd like to try frosting for the first time in my life! Please help me, a noob baker 🤣

MK, can we use icing sugar..as I have a lot stocks for icing..haha

I always use an ermine base for my buttercream, so much better than egg! Try this with half and half instead of milk, microwave instead of stovetop and stir every two minutes (be sure your microwave bowl is large enough it doesn't boil over) add vanilla bean paste before pouring into your plate or pie plate to cool. Whip butter and add 2lbs powdered sugar, whip again and then add your cooled ermine mixture and whip until fluffy. Smooths out beautiful, sets up nice and stiff, tastes creamy and delicious and not eggy or too buttery. Love this icing.

@skwalka6372

11 ай бұрын

Have you tried making it with cornstarch or potato starch instead of flour? Just curious.

@rosan6490

10 ай бұрын

​@@skwalka6372with cornstarch. You use half the weight if the flour. It does not really add any value using cornstarch IMO

We up hold u in our prayers for ur recovery GBL

Hi which is the best cream apart from fresh cream for doughnuts

Tried this recipe today and it turned out really great. A question here. Can I add food color? I tried it out and it didn't really give me what I expected.

Thank you, the video came just in time. I am going to bake a cake this week and try this buttercream. Can I frost the cake with this buttercream and get sharp edges? Greetings from Europe.

@staceynoffke

2 жыл бұрын

Only if the cake stays cool. This frosting is very soft and does not form a crust.

@CakesbyMK

2 жыл бұрын

Hi there! As Stacey has kindly mentioned, you can use it for sharp edges on a cake, the main this is that the frosting isn't too soft. You can firm it up a bit by placing it in the fridge for half an hour, or just make sure the crumb coat has been chilled well before placing your final coat of buttercream on top :) the buttercream does set quite firmly in the fridge because of the butter unlike a whipped cream :)

@MaryAnnNytowl

2 жыл бұрын

@@CakesbyMK will the top layer need chilled before adding any piped on decoration? Also, will it melt (especially will, for example, flowers made with this melt!) if left out in room temperature? Can it be transported for any length of time in a vehicle without it melting? Thanks ahead of time! My family isn't happy with how overly sweet regular buttercreme frosting is, so I want to try this, but need to know the parameters of what it will and won't tolerate, too.

@leelamr4268

11 ай бұрын

Pl write corrct propotion of milk sugar,flour and butter.

Hello I’m from Bangladesh,Can I use this cream for cake covering?Thanks

Can I use gluten-free flour instead of regular all purpose flour? Also, can I add food colouring as well? Thanks

Hi mk.... This buttercream, how long i keep it in temperature room

Hi, can I use icing sugar or does it have to be normal sugar

Hello!! I am new to ermine buttercream and am totally about omitting powdered sugar in frosting. I would like to find every recipe that doesn't use that as an ingredient! Ok I used king Arthur measure to measure GF flour and I just can't get used to the strong sorghum flour and the white and brown rice remind me of mochie. My customer was soy and dairy free and wanted earth balance, but it just made it taste like canola oil. It tasted a bit faky and a bit oxidated, rancid to me. My birch xylitol made it wayy too sweet and when I added vanilla it really was bad because my dairy free whipping cream already tasted like vanilla. The only good decision I made was not to add more salt because earth balance already had it. That being said, my question is what if I use tapioca flour instead? Should it keep the shape well do I need to use less? Also, I would be using a different dairy free butter. But yes, it doesn't have as much structure as regular butter. I would probably use half allulose to make it less sweet but to keep the structure and maybe use coconut oil, but I am looking for something that is more neutral but dairy free.

Is 1.5 same as 1/2? Hihihi thank you! 🫶🏼🤗

Thank you for the great recipe! How big a cake can be plastered with this amount?

@CakesbyMK

2 жыл бұрын

Hi there! This will be enough for an 8 inch 2 layer cake :)

@AgushkaK

2 жыл бұрын

@@CakesbyMK Thank you and kiss you! :)