Such a good idea to have people of different ages taste testing the frostings! It shows us we could use a different frosting when entertaining adults as opposed to cooking for a kid's birthday party. Very useful.
I almost always make American buttercream desserts for children's parties because most children eat that over the meringues. I learned that the hard way. It saves time to boot.
Vincent Luc That was for me and for those who found themselves gravitating to this video for tutorial purposes for specific frosting recipes from time to time. Since that was was my experience, one day, I ended up listing the time and the name of the different frosting for ease. I wasn't forcing anyone to watch it in any way.
Vincent Luc I already went to her website for the recipe, I go here for the tutorial. There are recipes where I don't need to look for a video tutorial and there are recipes where I need to see a video tutorial and sometimes I like to go back and watch them.
If it’s been sitting, even just for a few minutes, the outside gets “crunchy” as the sugar crystallizes. It’s best eaten straight away or kept in airtight containers in the fridge, then removed about 10 mins before eating so it’s not cold and the icing can soften a bit. This is just my experience, but it’s pretty consistent
Well, I'm here because I'm looking for a buttercream that doesn't taste like I just bit into a piece of pure butter so... yeah that statement actually was exactly what I was looking for to know what recipe to avoid.
Alexandra Pippan I recommend ermine buttercream (flour frosting), I have been using ermine buttercream and it’s really nice. Very airy and it doesn’t tast like butter :)
Ooh, Weeping Fondant Angels. A nice decoration to put on a Wedding cake I hear. If you are going to do that, I suggest Manhattan is the best place to be👍🏻
This was an awesome comprehensive video! I'm embarrassed to say I've never heard of the whipped ganache before. I think I would like this on in regular chocolate instead of white.
As a parent, I enjoyed hearing all their critiques and reasons for liking or not liking a frosting. My child is pretty easy going, appreciates most desserts and understands each sweet concoction is unique; however, not all children are the same. I may have some later who are the opposite and are very picky. From my observations though, children tend to grow out of pickiness, or at least the pickiness becomes less discriminating. Some things I hated as a child or could barely stand to eat, I love now! And in contrast, some things I loved back then, I don't want to touch again, lol. These kids are still growing and they may change (or they may not!). Thanks for including them in your video, twas interesting.
It's weird how pure sugar tastes good when we're little but awful when we're older. I'm guessing it's because when you're growing you need a LOT of energy.
As a fellow Aussie, this was actually super super helpful when thinking about melting icing, and the testers of different ages were a great way to show differing tastes with age as well! Thanks so much for taking the time to make this video! :D
How To Cook That Hi Ann, I am Jasmine and wanted to know what will happen if we will just increase the ratio of white chocolate and decrease the ratio of cream will that stand for a bit longer?
+jdrews moonlight a 7 year old isn't going to say "I like this frosting the best because it has a light and fluffy texture that melts on the tongue and a lovely off white color that is in perfect contrast with the structure of this wonderful delicacy. " 😐
Lol and the kid next to him started getting a sugar hangover or something. His eyes kept getting darker and darker, but kept criticising like a champ! I mean that was like 7+ cupcakes! Lol
In case there are any other nerds out there who want to know the end result averages: Kids Adults Everyone With moisture & heat factored American buttercream 4 4 4 4.125 French Buttercream 2.5 4 3 3 Italian Meringue 3.25 3.5 3.33 3 Swiss buttercream 2 3 2.33 2.625 Ermine 4 3.5 3.83 4.125 Creamcheese 2.25 4.5 3 3 White chocolate ganache 3.75 4.5 4 3.75
I really like how the boy in the green shirt made up his own mind. My neighbor's son always agrees with his cousin; whatever she likes he likes, even if he doesn't.
i love the contrast between Anne' two sons. One of them just cares about their being a lot of sugar whereas the other one just wants everything to be balanced
OMG, this is my first time on How To Cook That, and I'm thoroughly smitten. Funny, informative. I've always wanted to see a comparison like this. I'm an instant fan. Thanks for putting this video together. I learned a lot.
I don't know why but I didn't like icing as a child nor now. It's like disgusting, sugary and unhealthy to me. God am I already a boring grandma even as a child?
i like the orange tee boy. he's got great taste bud for a kid. he doesnt go crazy about sweet stuffs like normal kids and even tho he might be new to cream cheese buttercream and finds it a little strange, he knows how to appreciate it. (ps. his expression when the boy beside him was talking about how much he loves the american buttercream, is gold.)
The fact that almost everyone gave the American buttercream a higher score than the smoother and more balanced buttercreams hurt my soul a little. I get they all grew up with it but so did I and I can still recognize that if a frosting is so sweet and gritty you can't finish a slice of cake because of it, that's not a good frosting
if it was "sugary" and grainy than I think the recipe you used had some technical flaws bc buttercream in general is suppose to be smooth and nicely blended :)
I just want to give you a HUMONGOUS thank you! You took the time to taste test and record the stability of all the staple icings of a cake decorator. Really big help, you're a saint!
probably because they're her sons, so they're more used to eating delicious stuff to the point where they're able to judge them. plus, they're probably more comfortable telling her what they don't like.
Right? My grandmother is a *terrible cook* and a mediocre baker, but my Dad NEVER let us say anything was gross growing up. And hell hath no fury like when one of us said Mom's cookies were better XD
Honestly, I wouldn’t have the heart to tell her. I am not too picky and I know that she put her heart and soul in the food. Plus, 99% of her food is amazing
Your American buttercream has a grainy texture because 1. Your butter wasn't nearly soft enough and you really have to cream it until it's very pale before continuing and 2. because you added the icing sugar too fast. To avoid that graininess you start with really soft butter, cream it well and alternate small quantities of the sugar and milk until it's all incorporated. It's still sweet but it will be soft and smooth.
wow your boys are harsh critics :D they are absolutely adorable. and I'm sure your recipes are delicious. I feel like tasting everything and giving a 5 to all of them !
+How To Cook That Just a little advise. Salt make the whiped albumen structure more unstable. If you use an acid like lemon juice the albumen will lose less water.
Just thought I'd say that if you add butter to the 'Italian Meringue', it's called 'Italian Meringue Buttercream'. Swiss and Italian buttercreams have similar ingredients but different methods when making them. Swiss does not use sugar syrup, that's why more people prefer Swiss buttercream to Italian (and French) because they find making the sugar syrup a bit challenging.
+Jacob Wilson no that's a different recipe. The adding of the butter does not make it Swiss, it's the type of meringue used that will differentiate whether it is a Swiss buttercream or Italian. Swiss meringue buttercream is made with Swiss meringue which is when the eggs and sugar are cooked together in a bowl over some simmering water, or a double boiler until a certain temp is reached, then it is beat until stiff peaks are reached, then butter is added... Italian meringue buttercream is Italian meringue based, and it is what happened in the video.
+Jacob Wilson eh, it's not issue, you guys just made a mistake, it's whatever really. Not like you're going. To get arrested for not knowing the difference.😨 😂😆
Very useful information. I will definitely keep watching your videos. I must say that not only were your testers cute as buttons but thoughtful and articulate.
I really didn’t expect the taste tests to be as varied as they were 😂 This was super interesting! My grandmother had a signature pinã colada cake she made with the Italian meringue so I’ve always had a soft spot for that one 😋
I have never used granulated sugar in my buttercream frosting and I am from America. I have ALWAYS used confectioners (powdered sugar). Of course using regular sugar would make it grainy!
Hi Angel, I like ganache and the french buttercream - both the ones that melted first. I love italian meringue, the ermine is OK and american buttercream is OK. Definitely do not like the swiss.
I dont like the swiss either i think its too buttery. I gonna try the french buttercream cause ive never tasted it. Thank you so much for responding!! a lot of youtubers dont do that! Gonna take the opportunity to tel you tht i think you are really talented. Thank you so much for uploading videos!!
Literally the BEST breakdown of all the frosting! I was hoping to see Russian buttercream in the lineup as well maybe next time? Thank you for such an excellent video!❤
Just when I had given up knowing how they all TASTE! Thanks so much for the variety of tasters, too. I learned who to listen to based on our similar palates and it wasn't always the adults, lol. Only one thing - the one you called Swiss was actually Italian. (Swiss heats and whisks the egg whites and sugar first over a water bath then beats them and adds butter.) That only matters to me because it's the one I've been planning to try first. Doesn't take away from your AMAZING video, however. Even showing effects of heat and fondant! Really - thanks so much!
As a brazilian, it’s so hard for me to understand buttercream and cream cheese + sugar (frosting, cheesecake, etc). However, I love ganache, meringue and whipped cream to death. It’s nice how our culture shape our food taste.
Omg I was binge watching your videos and suddenly realised you are so close to four millions! Congratulations on that even though you may not see this. And you're children were so much younger it's unbelievable how quickly time flies!
1. He is a young boy and isn't familiar with cooking 2. It was noted several times that it had a 'grainy/gritty' texture, if you actually listened and wasn't a smartass, you would have caught on.
Wow, kids have a completely different sense of taste. Or at the very least these kids do. I thought the cream cheese icing was going to be the favorite (cause it is the one I think is best) and the kids didn't like it at all. Very surprising.
What if the quality of vanilla and butter used was better? I wonder if it would be more appealing to kids. I'm still torn as to what frosting I'd use for kids. Maybe a modified French butter cream that's sweeter?
I've been watching your channel for years now, and i've got to be honest it is amazing going back and seeing videoes that still work to this day. Dear Ann you and your family are amazing, we love your evergreen channel
I’m just rewatching this and honestly I relate to the girl with the denim vest so much😂 I like whatever food given to me and same I’ll make the American buttercream because it’s the easiest to make 😂
The kids are the best cake testers because then we will know what they like ,my kids are very fussy when it comes to butter cream so I have to make it like they like it, happy tummys happy kids :) great job!!
it is good for adults. Children have sweet-tooth so they prefer something really sweet like close to candy-like flavour or very sugary food. That's why they like the meringue. I love cream cheese frosting especially in carrot cake
+Noemie2018 i know they gave honest opinions but that's the point of a taste test. Yes there are lots of people on youtube who take a bite & then say "oh that is sooooo delicious" ... but I'm not sure I'd believe everything I see on UA-cam :)
+How To Cook That Of course! I'm just saying that it disappointed me a little that some of them only liked the really sweet frostings. I love this video and I've probably watched it five times because it's so satisfying. Sorry for my comment, Ann. It wasn't polite.
+Noemie2018 but it's a taste test. the kids are there so you will know what kind of frosting are you gonna use for a specific kind of people. vut i thought the kids are so cute and funny 😂😂😂
Thank you Ann for another great video! I found that adding 4 heaping tablespoons of crisco to the American buttercream softened the sweetness perfectly. I'm in Australia and get the crisco from cake decorating shops.
Such a good idea to have people of different ages taste testing the frostings!
It shows us we could use a different frosting when entertaining adults as opposed to cooking for a kid's birthday party. Very useful.
I almost always make American buttercream desserts for children's parties because most children eat that over the meringues. I learned that the hard way. It saves time to boot.
@@oishibaking same with my family
It's actually quite easy with kids: everything sweet is delicious, everything else is disgusting. ^^
Even as a kid I hated sickly sweet buttercream and fondant (unless it was chocolate flavour which reduced the sweetness a bit)
For children, give them straight sugar. For asain parents, give them anything not sweet. Like a cracker or something.
"This one's my favourite"
Dude that's literally the first one you've tried lmao
Smol bean probably meant that it's his usual favorite.
Smol bean i thought the same 😂
Smol bean lmaoo
Smol bean I tought the same
Smol bean Maybe they didn't taste them in the order that the video shows them in
“this ones my favorite! it was really sugary and yummy” “ *d i s g u s t i n g* “
AHAHHAHAHAHA
1:12
the kid 😅😂
I trust that kid with the orange tshirt. he is a good critic
MAKE ME BARK?!?!?! IS THAT UR PFP?
teetaetee YES MAAAAMMM HGHHH THE YEONSOO IS HOT AF AJAJEH
0:17 American buttercream
1:54 French buttercream
3:19 Italian meringue frosting
4:44 Swiss buttercream
5:26 Ermine frosting
6:40 Cream cheese frosting
7:58 White chocolate ganache
You're welcome. 😉
GeeCee I'd rather watch the whole video thank you, I enjoy her videos as a surprise
Vincent Luc
That was for me and for those who found themselves gravitating to this video for tutorial purposes for specific frosting recipes from time to time. Since that was was my experience, one day, I ended up listing the time and the name of the different frosting for ease.
I wasn't forcing anyone to watch it in any way.
GeeCee this wasn't a hate, I appreciate your kindness for doing this but I don't really use videos as recipes, I usually go on the internet
Vincent Luc
I already went to her website for the recipe, I go here for the tutorial.
There are recipes where I don't need to look for a video tutorial and there are recipes where I need to see a video tutorial and sometimes I like to go back and watch them.
@@vincentluc8523 i know i'm late to this conversation but i just wanted to tell you that i absolutely appreciate your profile pic, it's pure evil 😈
"the buttercream is too creamie and buttery"
Okay kid thanks.
1:17 “you get a sort of *crunch* with it”
If it’s been sitting, even just for a few minutes, the outside gets “crunchy” as the sugar crystallizes. It’s best eaten straight away or kept in airtight containers in the fridge, then removed about 10 mins before eating so it’s not cold and the icing can soften a bit. This is just my experience, but it’s pretty consistent
I'm laughing and crying at the same time
Well, I'm here because I'm looking for a buttercream that doesn't taste like I just bit into a piece of pure butter so... yeah that statement actually was exactly what I was looking for to know what recipe to avoid.
Alexandra Pippan I recommend ermine buttercream (flour frosting), I have been using ermine buttercream and it’s really nice. Very airy and it doesn’t tast like butter :)
"Beat your butter until it is smooth"
Me: ...Okay. **Grabs bat**
im jisoo im ok I immediately thought of Tabbes while reading this
Lol Jisoo is my bias 🥰
@@evapatel7945 *no one asked you,you unsalted bowl of goose liver paté*
I beat my butter like Sam Puckett from iCarly... with a butter sock.
Eva Patel
*be quiet you burnt piece of toast*
It cracks me up everytime you cut someone off mid sentence
Ikr
+Elise Hutchison ikr i cracked up at 4:30 x)
same
yeah kinda anoying cause i wanna know ưhat they say next. imagine if that person watching the video they just been cut off
😂
“The fondant will start to weep” yeah me too it ain’t special
"Then the fondant will start to weep." Is it sad?
When my fondant gently weeps
*gently comforts the fondant*
*sad fondant noises*
Ooh, Weeping Fondant Angels. A nice decoration to put on a Wedding cake I hear. If you are going to do that, I suggest Manhattan is the best place to be👍🏻
You have to gently reassure it once it starts to weep.
This was an awesome comprehensive video! I'm embarrassed to say I've never heard of the whipped ganache before. I think I would like this on in regular chocolate instead of white.
You will love it Tammy, a mix of dark and milk chocolate is my favourite in whipped ganache.
oh my, that sounds amazing! Thanks for the idea!
As a parent, I enjoyed hearing all their critiques and reasons for liking or not liking a frosting.
My child is pretty easy going, appreciates most desserts and understands each sweet concoction is unique; however, not all children are the same.
I may have some later who are the opposite and are very picky.
From my observations though, children tend to grow out of pickiness, or at least the pickiness becomes less discriminating. Some things I hated as a child or could barely stand to eat, I love now! And in contrast, some things I loved back then, I don't want to touch again, lol.
These kids are still growing and they may change (or they may not!). Thanks for including them in your video, twas interesting.
That's because your taste buds change every 7 yrs
@@kelsey2333 No, they change every 2 weeks. :)
Taste buds change every 10 days but it gradually does
"It' relly sugarie and noice."
Their accents give me life 😂
CreativeArt *sugary
*really
lιlувυg I think they're just imitating how the words are pronounced.
CreativeArt yeah that's what most Aussies talk like and then you meet yobbos.
lιlувυg youre an idiot.
The guy on the the right, 1:26, he was like the Simon cowell of frosting lol.
Hannah Grace haha
Hannah Grace that’s her son James the oldest one
Hannah Grace Lol
On the left*
Hannah Grace more like the gordan rhamsy
Watching this now 2020 , I just knew that the two boys are her sons ..... they grow so fast
@@CharuNyashandjillu same
2025
and they look so much like her and Dave their younger brother looking even more like Dave that it’s eeerie
So cute to see them so young
I love the kids just rating the frosting based on how close it is to pure sugar
😂😂😂😂 true
It's weird how pure sugar tastes good when we're little but awful when we're older. I'm guessing it's because when you're growing you need a LOT of energy.
As a fellow Aussie, this was actually super super helpful when thinking about melting icing, and the testers of different ages were a great way to show differing tastes with age as well!
Thanks so much for taking the time to make this video! :D
MalAddict thankyou :)
How To Cook That Hi Ann,
I am Jasmine and wanted to know what will happen if we will just increase the ratio of white chocolate and decrease the ratio of cream will that stand for a bit longer?
JasLoveBaking you can try ... but it might get grainy because the chocolate will seize if there's not enough liquid
How To Cook That THANK YOU so much
Ann for replying
+JasLoveBaking Remember you need at least a tablespoon of cream per ounce of chocolate.
all the kids cared about was the sweetness of the sugar
Well they aren't supposed to care about anything else so 😑
+Chloplix texture, flavour, colour, structure,
+jdrews moonlight a 7 year old isn't going to say "I like this frosting the best because it has a light and fluffy texture that melts on the tongue and a lovely off white color that is in perfect contrast with the structure of this wonderful delicacy. " 😐
Laura Vaitkeviciute thanks that was a VITAL and INTERESTING comment that I 100% NEEDED TO KNOW
+Chloplix you're welcome ;)
Boy in the orange shirt wasn't having it
hasina l lol
Lol and the kid next to him started getting a sugar hangover or something. His eyes kept getting darker and darker, but kept criticising like a champ! I mean that was like 7+ cupcakes! Lol
Not a sweet tooth. He liked the cream cheese though
I think his critics can be trusted more than the boy next to him.
@@aoyamaprivacc why?
Cream cheese frosting is bae tbh
Ikr
I totally agree
+cray-z crafter101 me too I agree
Ikr. But we all have different opinions :)
He
In case there are any other nerds out there who want to know the end result averages:
Kids Adults Everyone With moisture & heat factored
American buttercream 4 4 4 4.125
French Buttercream 2.5 4 3 3
Italian Meringue 3.25 3.5 3.33 3
Swiss buttercream 2 3 2.33 2.625
Ermine 4 3.5 3.83 4.125
Creamcheese 2.25 4.5 3 3
White chocolate ganache 3.75 4.5 4 3.75
Thank you!! I was hoping someone did this haha
I was searching through the comments for this!
Thank you! That was very helpful.
I really like how the boy in the green shirt made up his own mind. My neighbor's son always agrees with his cousin; whatever she likes he likes, even if he doesn't.
i love the contrast between Anne' two sons.
One of them just cares about their being a lot of sugar whereas the other one just wants everything to be balanced
How did those kids hate cream cheese frosting! It's always been my favorite even from a extremely young age!
I know same!
Ikr!
cream cheese frosting isnt my fave but i really like it
+Susie Dee ikr
Ikr😂
Thanks for the information! Very helpful! :)
OMG, this is my first time on How To Cook That, and I'm thoroughly smitten. Funny, informative. I've always wanted to see a comparison like this. I'm an instant fan. Thanks for putting this video together. I learned a lot.
+Linda O'Neill awesome, thanks for watching :)
+How To Cook That hey your kids r awesome IDK
+How To Cook That this is the BEST
How much eggs do you use for the French Buttercream
+Triple T the recipe is on her website
Chocolate Frosting Taste Test here: ua-cam.com/video/P90aPa_9Ozc/v-deo.html
You are the best Ann
how do you pipe them so beautiful?
Barely political Fan ...I wish I knew it too. :(
Song is set sail
at the end ;) @AsunaYukki
As somebody who has loved cream cheese frosting from day 1, I'm disappointed in the children haha
I love cream cheese icing, but I can’t have lactose :(
Yeahhhhhh. That kid! That’s my favorite frosting!
I loooooove cream cheese frosting
idiot stupid every kid is different
@@BogOwl - You need lactose free cream cheese. Yes it's a thing! www.philly.com.au/products/philadelphia-lactose-free-cream-cheese/
"It's sour but I like it " the kid sitting next to him 😂😂
"I give it a 5 cause its something i would make so its gotta be great" XD LOL so me tho
Kid: i love it!
Other kid: *disgusting*
Me: i don’t care about the flavor, if it’s frosting i eat.
I don't know why but I didn't like icing as a child nor now. It's like disgusting, sugary and unhealthy to me. God am I already a boring grandma even as a child?
I love your pfp
that’s brothers for you! they love disagreeing with one another just out of habit
Hi! Not trying to be rude, but why was the dude at 10:37 not in the video? Did you film his reactions?
your comment made my day.
He looks like a professional.
@@p0331546 fat shaming is not nice
@@kelsey2333 sorry :(
I'd like to think he came to pick up his kids, but the video wasn't done, so Ann just handed him a frosted cupcake to distract him 😅
i like the orange tee boy. he's got great taste bud for a kid. he doesnt go crazy about sweet stuffs like normal kids and even tho he might be new to cream cheese buttercream and finds it a little strange, he knows how to appreciate it.
(ps. his expression when the boy beside him was talking about how much he loves the american buttercream, is gold.)
The fact that almost everyone gave the American buttercream a higher score than the smoother and more balanced buttercreams hurt my soul a little. I get they all grew up with it but so did I and I can still recognize that if a frosting is so sweet and gritty you can't finish a slice of cake because of it, that's not a good frosting
if it was "sugary" and grainy than I think the recipe you used had some technical flaws bc buttercream in general is suppose to be smooth and nicely blended :)
Ikr
+troll master404040 *sieve ;)
+Eryn Tan it's sift =_=
Maybe it's the salt?
+Eryn Tan It's sift. A sieve is what you use to sift a powder. Sifting is the action of using a sieve.
I just want to give you a HUMONGOUS thank you! You took the time to taste test and record the stability of all the staple icings of a cake decorator. Really big help, you're a saint!
haha, not sure about a saint but thanks Daniel Garcia
who else has watched this about 7293835 times
me lol
Mee
Parker Fields i did
Me! The kind's reactions were sooooo cute!👍👍
7293835 times? Wow you have restraint lol. 😀
Those two boys were picky as hell lmao They just hated everything!
Those are her boys actually
One of them literally liked the first one.
@@joelandreijose5916 well the apple does not fall apart from the apple tree. By that I mean that Ann , Dave and here boys have sophisticated pallets
probably because they're her sons, so they're more used to eating delicious stuff to the point where they're able to judge them. plus, they're probably more comfortable telling her what they don't like.
Sorry *her
Some of those reactions were priceless. lol
7:26 The disappointment at hearing the other person having the wrong opinion 😆
Those kids are brave, I'm not even allowed to tell my family's cooking bland
Right? My grandmother is a *terrible cook* and a mediocre baker, but my Dad NEVER let us say anything was gross growing up. And hell hath no fury like when one of us said Mom's cookies were better XD
Honestly, I wouldn’t have the heart to tell her. I am not too picky and I know that she put her heart and soul in the food. Plus, 99% of her food is amazing
That's messed up lol
even braver as two were critiquing their mom’s frostings
Your American buttercream has a grainy texture because 1. Your butter wasn't nearly soft enough and you really have to cream it until it's very pale before continuing and 2. because you added the icing sugar too fast. To avoid that graininess you start with really soft butter, cream it well and alternate small quantities of the sugar and milk until it's all incorporated. It's still sweet but it will be soft and smooth.
nah.
Maybe that's the way that Australians do their version of American Buttercream ???
Renato Telen i do that and I’m not Australian.
Exactly!!!!!!
@@renatotelen1748 then its not American buttercream.... do it right or not at all
WITH THANKS TO MY TASTE TESTERS :D
wow your boys are harsh critics :D they are absolutely adorable. and I'm sure your recipes are delicious. I feel like tasting everything and giving a 5 to all of them !
Thanks Mum, you're the best!
Surprise Egg Show you were a great little food tester! PS. i like your Finn recipe too!
I love watching the taste test! I would really like to see more taste test videos! Those kids were so funny when they didn't like it! :)
Hey is there any German frosting
9:01 legend has it that his hand is still moving to this day 😂
OMGoodness that little girl is just the most adorable, sweet child!
thank you so much!
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I love your channel
+How To Cook That Just a little advise. Salt make the whiped albumen structure more unstable. If you use an acid like lemon juice the albumen will lose less water.
How old are all you sons
+Daniele Bettioni how to cook that does not need advice
+Loomband Princess I think its nice for just a little advice. Jeez
Just thought I'd say that if you add butter to the 'Italian Meringue', it's called 'Italian Meringue Buttercream'. Swiss and Italian buttercreams have similar ingredients but different methods when making them. Swiss does not use sugar syrup, that's why more people prefer Swiss buttercream to Italian (and French) because they find making the sugar syrup a bit challenging.
You're Swiss buttercream was actually Italian meringue buttercream. Love you Ann!😘
She added butter which makes it Swiss.
+Jacob Wilson no that's a different recipe. The adding of the butter does not make it Swiss, it's the type of meringue used that will differentiate whether it is a Swiss buttercream or Italian. Swiss meringue buttercream is made with Swiss meringue which is when the eggs and sugar are cooked together in a bowl over some simmering water, or a double boiler until a certain temp is reached, then it is beat until stiff peaks are reached, then butter is added... Italian meringue buttercream is Italian meringue based, and it is what happened in the video.
+Qwerty 101 (QWERTY101) huh. I and Ann were wrong.
+Jacob Wilson eh, it's not issue, you guys just made a mistake, it's whatever really. Not like you're going. To get arrested for not knowing the difference.😨 😂😆
+Qwerty 101 (QWERTY101) I think I hear sirens actually
That feeling when you don't have a candy thermometer😪😫😫😭😭
You can get them from Walmart for 4 bucks
+Pepe Frog we don't have walmart in our place😭 the thermometer costs about 20-25 bucks🙊
We're like "yasss I have everything!!!"
Wait the CANDY THERMOMETER.
+kelly yan hahhahahaaha😝😝😝😝
+kelly yan story of my life!
"MMM! The icing tastes really flavorable."
Me: 😑
Yeah... (°_°)
well come on their kids, do you expect them to talk perfect english
+Jackeline Flores And plus there from a different place they are from Australia.
she's eight, check yoself
+Kelly Corless I like your profile picture. Looks like a traumatized kindergarten teacher.
I really hate American Buttercream. Too sweet, and too heavy for my taste.
Same. When I go to Albertson's or something I can't eat an entire cake slice because the frosting makes me sick to my stomach
Georgia Andrea agreed if you want it to be good add something like a bit of raspberry preserve or melted caramel with some salt.
Georgia Andrea I don’t know what your talking about it’s the best
I have no idea why anyone likes it!! It is absolutely sickly sweet and zero flavour!!
same, they always use so much sugar it's just gross.
What a great topic!
This felt like a wonderful reference video. It was easy to follow and very helpful!
thankyou Sarah Harper Scott
+HowToCookThat in the heat test where was the white chocolate frosting
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The boy in green is sooo cuteee! Such a sweet baby 😢♥️♥️
Very useful information. I will definitely keep watching your videos. I must say that not only were your testers cute as buttons but thoughtful and articulate.
Thanks Don :D
Those boys are fussy!! 😂😂
Lol
Lol I love cream cheese frosting
@Stephen Murphy ex boy? Are you transgender?
@@kelsey2333 no he grew up, now a man not a boy
Adults: gives Genuine reactions
Kids: *iTs VeRy SugAriE*
The accent gives me life
So kids' reactions are not genuine?
this is THE video! thank you for sharing all these different recipies and characteristics of frostings. Really helpful!
lardoss :)
"The icing tastess a little bit... Flavourable. " my favourite part 😂😂
I really didn’t expect the taste tests to be as varied as they were 😂
This was super interesting!
My grandmother had a signature pinã colada cake she made with the Italian meringue so I’ve always had a soft spot for that one 😋
I have never used granulated sugar in my buttercream frosting and I am from America. I have ALWAYS used confectioners (powdered sugar). Of course using regular sugar would make it grainy!
Did you happen to watch the video and see that she also used powdered sugar?
That was a great video, that was lots of work.
thankyou, yes it was but we actually had lots of fun making it too
I loved cream cheese frosting as a kid. Still do.
I think I'd like any of these frostings on my cake.
I love how the girl says tastes.
WHO HERE HAS WATCHED THIS VIDEO A LOT OF TIMES
Lol "it tastes good"
I HAVE!
+HappyRaccoon◙ܫ◙ I watched this a bunch of times
me lol ^-^
me because I am finding a good frosting recipe
This is one of the most informative videos ive seen about baking. Thank you so much Ann!! But you didnt tell us which one was your favorite?
Hi Angel, I like ganache and the french buttercream - both the ones that melted first. I love italian meringue, the ermine is OK and american buttercream is OK. Definitely do not like the swiss.
I dont like the swiss either i think its too buttery. I gonna try the french buttercream cause ive never tasted it. Thank you so much for responding!! a lot of youtubers dont do that! Gonna take the opportunity to tel you tht i think you are really talented. Thank you so much for uploading videos!!
thanks Angel Zapata:D
Literally the BEST breakdown of all the frosting! I was hoping to see Russian buttercream in the lineup as well maybe next time? Thank you for such an excellent video!❤
Wow! Very informative. Thank you so much. If it wasn't for this video, I wouldn't have known all of these kind of frosting.
The little girl is adorable!!!
Just when I had given up knowing how they all TASTE! Thanks so much for the variety of tasters, too. I learned who to listen to based on our similar palates and it wasn't always the adults, lol. Only one thing - the one you called Swiss was actually Italian. (Swiss heats and whisks the egg whites and sugar first over a water bath then beats them and adds butter.) That only matters to me because it's the one I've been planning to try first. Doesn't take away from your AMAZING video, however. Even showing effects of heat and fondant! Really - thanks so much!
this was the most useful video I've ever seen. i wish I'd seen this when i started baking
thanks Jaqueline Gutierrez
Thanks for including kids in your focus group. Who knew kids doesn't like cream cheese frosting.
As a brazilian, it’s so hard for me to understand buttercream and cream cheese + sugar (frosting, cheesecake, etc). However, I love ganache, meringue and whipped cream to death. It’s nice how our culture shape our food taste.
the two tan kids are adorable !
A bakery in my town makes AMAZING frosting, literally the best thing I’ve ever tasted. I wanna try these to see if any of these is it.
7:44 🤣🤣🤣. Love her reaction. So cute.
definitely love the cream cheese ones myself ... super cute kids! i love the bit when they spat it out
Thanks for sharing Ann. I've always wanted to know about the different frostings and how they hold up
Omg I was binge watching your videos and suddenly realised you are so close to four millions! Congratulations on that even though you may not see this. And you're children were so much younger it's unbelievable how quickly time flies!
The little boy on the right has a death wish insulting cream cheese frosting
I've done it a couple times and I'm still alive so yah. CREAM CHEESE SUCKS.
i think its great what does it taste like for you!
Amelia the awesome IKR!
Queen of Randomness I hated him he was the worst
Just Amelia THATS HER SON!!!!😡😡
hem the kid in the orange top was picky
Totes
ikr
Kind of to me also that one of Ann's sons
He was rude actually
Look is face 😖 which made here annoying
"You get a nice crunch with it"
Wtf are you talking about!?!? What the hell did u eat!?!?!
sugar is crunchy ?
If u did make buttercream u will fell that crunch in it😃
1. He is a young boy and isn't familiar with cooking 2. It was noted several times that it had a 'grainy/gritty' texture, if you actually listened and wasn't a smartass, you would have caught on.
THE SALT!!! Duh!!
+Nicole lee NO!!! The salt dissolves!!! There's salt in all the baked good you eat!!! There isn't even enough salt in there in the first place!!!
Wow, kids have a completely different sense of taste. Or at the very least these kids do. I thought the cream cheese icing was going to be the favorite (cause it is the one I think is best) and the kids didn't like it at all. Very surprising.
I would have thought the kids wouldn't like it.
They might not like it because of the cream cheese flavour or the sourness that came with it (not as sweet)
Cause ann Forget to add vanilla?
What if the quality of vanilla and butter used was better? I wonder if it would be more appealing to kids. I'm still torn as to what frosting I'd use for kids. Maybe a modified French butter cream that's sweeter?
I know they have weird taste
I watched this over again and still laugh at the kids reactions lol :)
79Memie cute hey :)
I think its funny that when they're speaking it just cuts them off😂
I would have rated the cream cheese frosting a 8 out of 5 cause I loveeee it!!!!
I never like the classic buttercream frosting
Same... its likek compound choc only worse. a mouth full of butter is never nice regardless of how much you try to hide it with sugar. ew.
Just Ann it’s every surgary
Maybe you would like German buttercream? It has pudding as a base so it's creamy, cheap and relatively easy!
"The icing tases very flavable" xD
for a second I was like what 32 degrees in January!
but then I was like right, southern hemisphere.
Why is everyone here insulting the children? They're just children!
I've been watching your channel for years now, and i've got to be honest it is amazing going back and seeing videoes that still work to this day.
Dear Ann you and your family are amazing, we love your evergreen channel
Kid: this ones my favorite-
It wAS ThE FiRsT oNE
What mixer are you using? It looks amazing.
I love the kids honesty.
Every time I watch your videos I always crave cakes or pies.
Amazing and informative video!! THANK YOU!
I’m just rewatching this and honestly I relate to the girl with the denim vest so much😂 I like whatever food given to me and same I’ll make the American buttercream because it’s the easiest to make 😂
i would have included a german buttercream. its made with vanilla pudding and butter basically. i think the kids would love it.
kid in green shirt's vocabulary:
"sugary"
The kids are the best cake testers because then we will know what they like ,my kids are very fussy when it comes to butter cream so I have to make it like they like it, happy tummys happy kids :) great job!!
i love cream cheese frosting. It's the best. At least the one my grandma and I make.
cream cheese frosting is so good with red velvet omg
+Random Commenter yasssssssss
+Ella Chard cringe
+Chesca Yulo you're cringe
it is good for adults. Children have sweet-tooth so they prefer something really sweet like close to candy-like flavour or very sugary food. That's why they like the meringue. I love cream cheese frosting especially in carrot cake
I'm so sorry for saying this, but I was kind of annoyed by the children.
+Noemie2018 i know they gave honest opinions but that's the point of a taste test. Yes there are lots of people on youtube who take a bite & then say "oh that is sooooo delicious" ... but I'm not sure I'd believe everything I see on UA-cam :)
+How To Cook That Of course! I'm just saying that it disappointed me a little that some of them only liked the really sweet frostings. I love this video and I've probably watched it five times because it's so satisfying. Sorry for my comment, Ann. It wasn't polite.
+Noemie2018 it's no problem at all :) I'm glad you're enjoying it
+Noemie2018 that's a very nice apology! Don't know many people who have the guts to do thats
+Noemie2018 but it's a taste test. the kids are there so you will know what kind of frosting are you gonna use for a specific kind of people. vut i thought the kids are so cute and funny 😂😂😂
Thank you Ann for another great video!
I found that adding 4 heaping tablespoons of crisco to the American buttercream softened the sweetness perfectly. I'm in Australia and get the crisco from cake decorating shops.
funny, I'm from switzerland and I didn't even know we had a own "swiss recipe" for frosting...... and none of my friends knew that either. XD