Burning Red Buttercream – Perfect for Piping

Perfect for Piping – I use this in all of the Reels you can see on my facebook page as well as all the detailed tutorial content over on my YouTube Channel. It is a very smooth American Buttercream that is easy to pipe with and has this vivid Burning Red Buttercream colour.

Ingredients

• 200g Real Lurpack Butter (not spreadable you want block butter)

• 300g Icing Sugar (Powdered Sugar)        

• 1tsp Vanilla Extract

• 1 tbsp Water

• 100% Edible Red Powdered Food Colouring (make certain the food colouring powder you are using is completely edible )

• Red Gel Food Colouring

Piped using the recipe shown here, the recipe is not in the video content but it will show you how to pipe this stunning Poppy for a beginner, just click on the image for the free tutorial

Method

• Beat the butter on high until light and fluffy, there is no specific time to beat, when it starts to change colour and look more `White` it is ready for the next step.

• Add 300g Icing Sugar (Powdered Sugar) along with 1tsp of Vanilla Extract

• Gradually add a small amount of your edible powdered food colouring and 1 tbsp of water and continue to beat, the colour will intensify over time. I then like to add a small amount of liquid food colouring and continue to beat. Take your time making this buttercream due to the fact that the colour gets darker gradually. (Leaving this is an air tight container for a few hours will allow the colour to intensify)

• Beat on high until the mixture is completely combined, smooth and ready to pipe. You can cover this up and store in a fridge to use later if needs be.

• When you do want to use this again simply allow it to reach room temperature and beat on high until smooth and creamy.

It really is that simple to make a Burning Red Buttercream and this method also work for other deep, dark colours.

If you are more of a Visual Learner you can watch me make this Burning Red Buttercream step by step on my YouTube by clicking on the image above