Dessert

Italian Buttercream is for Dessert.

Italian Buttercream takes several minutes to prepare.

Italian Buttercream takes 45 minutes to cook.

Italian Buttercream makes 24 servings.

The ingredients for Italian Buttercream are:

2 cups sugar
1/2 cup water
4 egg whites
3/4 - 1 pound butter, cut up
1 to 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Here is how you make Italian Buttercream:

In a small clean dry saucepan, place 2 cups sugar and then pour 1/2 cup water down the sides of the pan. Make an X in the sugar with 1 finger to encourage the water to seep into the middle of the pan of sugar. Bring to a boil and cook until softball stage or 235 degrees F on a candy thermometer.Meanwhile, in a mixer with a whip attachment, whip the whites until they form soft peaks. When the syrup is up to temperature, drizzle it down the wall of the mixing bowl with the mixer running. Continue whipping until light, fluffy and almost cooled down. Start adding the butter a few cubes at a time to cool the frosting and thicken it. When it gets thick you can stop adding butter; you may not use the whole pound (it depends on how much water you cooked out of your syrup). Add vanilla extract to taste.Serving Size:?24Number of Servings: 24Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LAURCL.

The nutritional information for Italian Buttercream is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 24
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 169.1

• Total Fat: 11.5 g
• Cholesterol: 31.1 mg
• Sodium: 10.7 mg
• Total Carbs: 16.7 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.0 g
• Protein: 0.8 g