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Fairy Barbie Cake, why is buttercream on the list
On the list of ingredients it states 500g ganache & 1.5 kg of buttercream but in the video only the ganache is used. Will be making the cake for my grand-daughter, I assume that the buttercream is only an option if not using the ganache, could someone confirm that this is the case. Thanks
On the list of ingredients it states 500g ganache & 1.5 kg of buttercream but in the video only the ganache is used. Will be making the cake for my grand-daughter, I assume that the buttercream is only an option if not using the ganache, could someone confirm that this is the case. Thanks
I think Paul has given quantites for buttercream in case anyone wants to use it instead of ganache.
In the very first lesson he talks about using different colour buttercream for each layer to give the cake a fun look. You can hear him speaking about the buttercream towards the end of this lesson:
http://www.cakeflix.com/online-cake-decorating-courses/the-fairy-barbie-cake/lesson-1-cutting-the-shape
Some people also prefer to make the whole Barbie with piped buttercream of different colours. Different shaped icing nozzles are used to give the various textures on her clothes.
