Buttercreams just taste like butter 😭
Hi all! I’ve been baking for a while and do decently but the one thing I’ve always struggled with is making a good tasting frosting! My American buttercreams always taste just like butter- so I thought it was an issue with that style of buttercream. This week I decided to give Italian Meringue buttercream a try. My meringue turned out great but then I added the butter and bang- no marshmallowy flavor, it was just a big clump of unsalted butter! I thought there was something wrong with that recipe so I tried again with a different one and same thing, perfect meringue ruined by butter. The texture was fine and it looked perfect but the taste was so one note butter. I feel silly for asking considering they’re called buttercream- but does anyone know how to get any of the buttercream styles to taste less like butter? Or recommendations for frostings that aren’t buttercream but pipe well? Thanks!
Update: Sorry! Here’s the two recipes I tried for Italian Meringue
https://lifestyleofafoodie.com/italian-meringue-buttercream/
https://www.marcellinaincucina.com/italian-meringue-buttercream/