Buttercream Icing
By Sarah Williams Sousa
Introduction
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Buttercream Icing is very simple
to make at home with just two
ingredients
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Shop bought version has 11-12
ingredients
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Propose to find out the purpose
of all these ingredients and
what they bring to the product
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€2.99
400g
Brands
€2.99
400g
Ingredients
Sugar, Palm Fat, Water, Invert Sugar
Syrup, Emulsifiers (E471, E435, E481),
Salt, Preservative (E202), Stabiliser
(E450), Acidity Regulators (E524, E330),
Flavouring, Colour (E160a)
Sugar, Vegetable oil (palm), Invert sugar
syrup, Water, Dried glucose syrup,
Humectant (glycerol), Emulsifiers
(mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids,
sucrose esters of fatty acids,
polysorbate 80), Preservative
(potassium sorbate), Acidity regulator
(citric acid), Flavouring, Salt, Stabiliser
(agar), Antioxidant (fatty acid esters of
ascorbic acid), Colour (carotenes)
Sugar
Sugar
Sugar
Invert Sugar Syrups
Invert Sugar Syrups
Dried Glucose Syrup
Fat
Palm Fat
Vegetable Oil (Palm)
Emulsifiers
E202
Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
E435
Sucrose esters of fatty acids
E481
Polysorbate 80
Acidity Regulators, Preservatives
& Anti-Oxidants
Preservative: E202
Preservatives: Potassium Sorbate
Acidity Regulator: E524, E330
Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid
Anti Oxidant: Fatty Acid Esters of Ascorbic Acid
Stabalisers
E450
Ager
Other
Water
Water
Salt
Salt
Flavouring
Flavouring
Colour: E160a
Colour: Carotenes
Humectant: Glycerol
Nutritional Information
Blind Test – 12 People
Appearance
Smell
Mouth Feel / Texture
Taste
Sweetness
After-Taste
Homemade
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Very easy to make (<5mins)
Positives
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Two ingredients: Powdered
Sugar, Butter (2:1)
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Easy to make
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Tastes better
Flavours and colourings can
be easily added to adapt
result
Negatives
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Short shelf life
Professional settings replace  Needs to be stored in
the fridge but served
50% of butter for shortening
at
room
temperature
to make more stable
Very similar products with similar ingredients
Both called “Buttercream Style Icing” as do not
actually contain butter.
Conclusion
Betty Crocker list E-Numbers on ingredients, Dr. Oetker
lists full names.
Betty Crocker vegetarian friendly, Dr. Oetker vegan
friendly.
Betty Crocker was better based on the Blind Test.
Shelf life of 12-18 months
Thank You
I will now take your questions