Best Swiss Buttercream Recipe. 1 tablespoon vanilla extract or vanilla paste or your favourite flavouring. Water should not touch the bottom of the bowl.
You can create accents patterns designs and words by naturally dyeing your frosting and piping it over another color. This Swiss meringue buttercream is made by heating egg whites and sugar in a double boiler. We used this Swiss buttercream frosting recipe for our elderflower cake but added lemon juice lemon extract and elderflower liqueur.
¾ cup vegetable shortening like Crisco room temperature.
See footnotes to add fruit puree melted cooled chocolate or other flavor variations. This Swiss meringue buttercream is made by heating egg whites and sugar in a double boiler. Place bowl over a pot of barely simmering water. You can create accents patterns designs and words by naturally dyeing your frosting and piping it over another color.