Best Swiss Meringue Buttercream Recipe. ¾ cup vegetable shortening like Crisco room temperature. See footnotes to add fruit puree melted cooled chocolate or other flavor variations.
See footnotes to add fruit puree melted cooled chocolate or other flavor variations. 6 large fresh egg whites or the equivalent in pasteurized egg whites room temperature. 1 tablespoon vanilla extract or vanilla paste or your favourite flavouring.
Italian buttercream uses 240F sugar syrup poured into the fluffed egg whites to stabilize the meringue while to make Swiss buttercream you gently heat the egg and sugar mixture to 160F using the steam heat of a double boiler.
1½ cups white sugar. ¾ cup vegetable shortening like Crisco room temperature. 6 large fresh egg whites or the equivalent in pasteurized egg whites room temperature. 1 tablespoon vanilla extract or vanilla paste or your favourite flavouring.