Description
Russian buttercream brings luxurious simplicity to dessert lovers seeking creamy elegance. Rich condensed milk blends with butter for a silky smooth frosting perfect for delicate pastries and celebration cakes.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 can (14 oz / 397 g) sweetened condensed milk
- 1 cup (240 ml) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
- 1 tsp (5 ml) vanilla extract
- 1 pinch salt
Instructions
- Whipping: Deploy an electric mixer to transform softened butter into a voluminous, airy cloud with pale ivory hue, whisking at medium-high speed until achieving luxurious texture and increased volume.
- Incorporation: Reduce mixer velocity and gradually cascade sweetened condensed milk into butter mixture, blending meticulously to maintain silken consistency and prevent separation while creating harmonious emulsion.
- Flavor Enhancement: Gently fold vanilla extract and refined salt into creamy base, allowing aromatics to permeate the buttercream and introduce subtle depth of flavor.
- Texture Refinement: Assess buttercream’s structural composition; if mixture appears too fluid, briefly chill in refrigerator, then re-whip to restore ideal spreadable consistency with glossy, smooth finish.
- Deployment: The luxurious buttercream is now primed for adorning pastries, serving as delicate cake frosting, or functioning as an exquisite filling for sophisticated dessert compositions.
Notes
- Butter Temperature Matters: Ensure butter is precisely softened at room temperature, not melting or too cold, for the perfect cloud-like texture and smooth consistency.
- Whipping Technique: Beat butter at medium-high speed gradually, watching for pale color transformation and increased volume without overbeating, which can cause separation.
- Condensed Milk Integration: Pour sweetened condensed milk slowly while mixing to prevent curdling and maintain a silky, stable buttercream structure.
- Refrigeration Rescue: If buttercream appears too soft or loses stability, briefly chill for 10-15 minutes, then re-whip to restore ideal spreading consistency.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: Russian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 3
- Calories: 570
- Sugar: 32 g
- Sodium: 70 mg
- Fat: 47 g
- Saturated Fat: 29 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 18 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 45 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 110 mg