How to Make French Buttercream

How to Make French Buttercream
Full Recipe: preppykitchen.com/how-to-make...
This creamy, custardy buttercream is made with egg yolks and it's BEYOND delicious!! If you love pastry cream then you basically have to make this immediately! In the video I say it's not appropriate for building a cake with but I think it's totally fine, you just need a lot of it! It does pipe really beautifully so I would say it's perfect for cupcakes or macarons.
Some Tips and Pointers
*THE BUTTER!! It has to be soft but not super soft about to melt. When you press into it the butter should yield but only after you apply a bit of pressure.
*Don't let the sugar go past 240F (115C), if you do things will get chunky.
When you add the sugar syrup in run the mixer on LOW, you don't want hot sugar splattering all over the place.
*The recipe doesn't make a huge batch so if you're trying to ice a small cake make a double batch.
*Because of the yolks this buttercream will never be white, if you need a lighter frosting then try Italian or Swiss meringue buttercream.

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