French Butter Cream
Ingredients
| 1 cup plus 2 tbs butter | ||
| 4 eggs | ||
| generous pinch of salt | ||
| 3/4 cup sugar | ||
| few drops of vanilla extract |
This is the classical recipe for French butter cream.
- In a large bowl, beat the butter until pale and fluffy.
- Beat the eggs, salt and sugar in a medium bowl and set over a saucepan of hot water until quite warm.
- Remove the egg mixture from the heat and beat until cool.
- Gradually beat the cooled egg mixture into the butter using a wooden spoon
- Beat in a few drops of vanilla.
Variation: Chocolate Butter Cream:
- To make chocolate butter cream, stir 1/4 cup plus 1 tbs of sifted unsweetened cocoa powder and 3 tbs of powdered sugar into the butter cream.
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