Desserts

Frostings and Fillings

The creams that fill and cover cakes: pastry cream, cream cheese frosting, ganache, meringue buttercream — with ratios, temperatures and how to rescue a split batch.

Cream Cheese Frosting

Cream cheese frosting made with whipped cream instead of butter: light, tangy and firm enough to pipe. Plus how to rescue it if it splits.

Hands-on time: 15 min plus waiting time: +1 h Difficulty: Easy

Pastry Cream
Hands-on time: 27 min plus waiting time: +2 h Difficulty: Medium
Swiss Meringue Buttercream
Hands-on time: 40 min Difficulty: Challenging
Chocolate Ganache
Hands-on time: 15 min plus waiting time: +30 min Difficulty: Easy
Sour Cream Frosting
Hands-on time: 15 min plus waiting time: +8 h Difficulty: Easy
Salted Caramel Sauce
Hands-on time: 20 min plus waiting time: +30 min Difficulty: Medium
Lemon Curd
Hands-on time: 27 min plus waiting time: +3 h Difficulty: Medium
Whipped Cream
Hands-on time: 10 min plus waiting time: +15 min Difficulty: Easy
Mascarpone Cream
Hands-on time: 15 min plus waiting time: +30 min Difficulty: Easy
Berry Coulis
Hands-on time: 20 min plus waiting time: +1 h Difficulty: Easy