Creative Cupcake Decorating Techniques
Making the Buttercream
A course by Lindsey Katon , Cupcake Artist
About the video: Making the Buttercream
Overview
“In this lesson, we'll mix up a batch of smooth American buttercream, which is surprisingly easy to make and excellent for decorating. ”
In this video lesson Lindsey Katon addresses the topic: Making the Buttercream, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creative Cupcake Decorating Techniques. Learn seasonal cupcake decorating techniques with Lindsey Katon and turn your sweets into edible art..
Partial transcription of the video
“Okay, let's make our buttercream. We're making a delicious vanilla buttercream today because it's white, so that means it can be changed to any different color for any of our designs that we end up making. So I have my stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, and I have my mixing bowl. And then I have my butter that's already been weighed out to be 226 grams. So the first step is to add this butter to the bowl and mix the butter for two minutes straight on medium speed, just the butter on its own. So I'm adding my butter to the bowl. My butter is room temperature, meaning it's pretty ...”
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Course summary for: Creative Cupcake Decorating Techniques
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Category
Culinary -
Areas
Baking, Buttercream, Cupcakes, Edible Art, Food Styling

Lindsey Katon
A course by Lindsey Katon
Lindsey Katon, known on social media as Lindsey Baked This, is a creative passionate about cupcake decorating.
With a background in illustration and a career as a creative director in advertising, Lindsey has worked with renowned brands and has been featured on the Rachael Ray Show.
During the pandemic, she discovered her love for baking and began sharing her edible art on TikTok, where she quickly gained followers thanks to her unique approach and ability to transform buttercream into true works of art.
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