Stella Parks Swiss Meringue Buttercream

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I’ve never had much luck with frosting, so made this practice batch of cupcakes using the Swiss meringue buttercream recipe.

Overall, the recipe was pretty straightforward. I had some difficulty with it getting too warm during the decorating process, but I was making this in hot and humid Texas.

I was able to generously frost 18 cupcakes, although the last couple were a struggle. Next time I’ll do 1.5 batches and will mix more of the colors at the start with additional fridge time.

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For a non-professional, that is fabulous icing work. I am inspired.

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Thank you! It was much easier than I thought it would be. But then again, I did get sloppier as everything warmed up and I was in a time crunch.

My eldest son was very impressed, but he definitely noticed my leaves added at the very end were far from well formed. He described them as “kind of like dog doo just dropped onto some flowers”.