Perfect cupcake icing: How to make Italian meringue buttercream (Part 1)

Woman's Weekly Cookery Editor Sue McMahon shows you how to make Italian meringue buttercream for perfect cupcake icing. Part 1 shows you how to make the buttercream.

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[FireDancer136]

For those of you complaining about the measurements... Google the conversions!!! You're already online anyway.

[Hollywoodconnectiful]

so healthy... haha

[ehtkhr]

@LolaAljarrah You can do that or you could use a hand whisk if you wanted to be there for ever and had the wrist strength to keep the pace up:-)

[thesimstecoo]

Why does this woman's speech sound so cute? I actually don't like British accent but I might be about to change my mind

[rozana76]

I've watched this video so many time, and I've just tried it today and I love it it's so smooth and delicious. Thanks :)

[LolaAljarrah]

Hi, brilliant tutorial. One question: how can I make this frosting if I don't own a sugar thermometer and the tabletop mixer (I have a hand-held electric whisk instead)

Thanks in advance.

[mattsmurfy]

500grammes!? Holy sugar!

[pmorabit]

@Sophiaroxursox331 90% of the world use the metric system. Go to google and in the search box type: xxx grams in oz (or whatever it is you want to convert it to) and it will give you the result.

[ApprenticeBaker98]

your voice sounds like the lady from the mental maths tests at school....its nice :)

[Stagringleap]

that's a lot of butter

[mimosacafe2009]

I had tried this recipe, and I have to say, I'm quite disappointed with it. It came out too liquid, and I followed the instructions well. After two tries it still came out poorly. I'm glad someone got it to work out well though.