Or should I say Cream Cheese Soup Frosting?
Ugh, another buttercream recipe in this book that I was unsuccessful with. But I'll start with the cake...which was really easy and yummy! And that's all I have to say about that...well, not really. I made cupcakes out of the batter instead of a cake. It was late and I really wanted to make this cake. So, the "secret ingredient" this time was coconut milk that added a subtle and tantalizing coconut flavour.
The buttercream never set like it was suppose to (whipped and buttery with a cream cheese taste), but instead was runny and wet and curdly (is that a word?). I whipped it for almost an hour in total I would say, trying to cool it in the fridge and re whip it, then warm it up then re whip it, then add more icing sugar and re whip it, but nothing worked so I gave up, slapped a mound of wet fluff (appetizing isn't it?) and got the little one to sprinkle some coconut shavings on the top.
In the end they didn't look too bad and they tasted fine, but the frosting...sigh, the frosting. :(
Taste Rating: 8 out of 10, if you like coconut.
Texture Rating: 8 out of 10 - moist and a little dense.
Overall Rating: 7.5 out of 10 - you gotta love coconut to eat these.
Difficulty Rating: 8 out of 10 - but only because of the frosting.
Texture Rating: 8 out of 10 - moist and a little dense.
Overall Rating: 7.5 out of 10 - you gotta love coconut to eat these.
Difficulty Rating: 8 out of 10 - but only because of the frosting.