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Hi Paul

I would like to know if using this buttercream can i be able to do the flowers from Flower Basket cake by Queen of Hearts Couture cakes, as i don’t fancy using Shortening in buttercream. Kindly advise.

Rohana

Hi Rohana

You can use all butter if you want to but please bear in mind that butter melts at a lower temperature than shortening. This means that shortening holds up better than butter in a warm climate or environment. You could make the flowers on parchment paper, refrigerate them until hard and then place them into the basket. You have choices how you make your project.