Today I’m testing our Claire Saffitz’s French-style buttercream from her Dessert Person cookbook. This buttercream is EXTREMELY FUSSY and not for the faint-of-heart. I had to make it 2 times and still struggled through it a bit! The texture of this frosting is incredibly thick and creamy. It’s sweet, but not overtly so — nothing like American Buttercream. The texture here is totally smooth — again, unlike American Buttercream there’s no grittiness. The chocolate flavor is super-rich and decadent.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Introduction
00:39 Ingredients & prep
01:23 First attempt
05:44 Second attempt
10:17 End Result
10:27 Tasting
10:53 How to save “curdled” frosting
11:44 Sign off
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