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Swiss Meringue Buttercream
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Swiss Meringue Buttercream

5 ingredients 1 hr + 20 min 36 openrecipes
Swiss Meringue Buttercream

A recipe and tutorial for the queen of all cake icings. You’ll never use Crisco and powdered sugar in your buttercream again once you’ve tasted this!

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

241
Calories
6g
Protein
17g
Fat
14g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 5 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 4 cups Granulated Sugar
  • 1 pint Liquid Egg Whites, 1 Pint Should Be About 15-16 Egg Whites
  • 10 sticks Unsalted Butter
  • 2 Tablespoons Vanilla Extract
  • ¼ teaspoons Salt

Directions

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By tastykitchen · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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