Recipe courtesy of Bronwen Weber

Swiss Buttercream

  • Level: Intermediate
  • Yield: 4 to 6 cups
  • Total: 20 min
  • Prep: 5 min
  • Cook: 15 min
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Ingredients

1 cup egg whites, room temperature

1 1/2 cups sugar

2 cups butter, room temperatured

Directions

  1. Whip sugar and egg whites together in a double boiler until the temperature reaches 120 degrees F, on an instant-read thermometer, and sugar is dissolved. Transfer to the bowl of a stand mixer, whip to soft peaks and add butter, a little at a time, until incorporated and fluffy.
  2. This recipe was provided by professional chefs and has been scaled down from a bulk recipe provided by a restaurant. The Food Network Kitchens chefs have not tested this recipe, in the proportions indicated, and therefore, we cannot make any representation as to the results.

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Kim N.

This was the first time I made a "non-American" buttercream. I chose "swiss" style because several professional message boards said it's more stable than french or italian. I followed the recipe carefully, but added a bit of salt and tsp of vanilla. It is very good. Although, it was a bit less "flavor" and sweetness than I'm used to. Note to others: keep at it with the beating. I was worried when I added the butter that it was just getting thinner. But all the sudden it came together.  I'm looking forward to comparing this to other European buttercream recipes.

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