Macadamia Nut Butter Buttercream Icing Food

PEANUT BUTTER BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter, peanut butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in milk and vanilla until smooth.,

BUTTERCREAM CANDIES

Steps:

• In the bowl of a stand mixer with a paddle attachment (or in a large bowl using a handheld mixer), beat the butter until creamy (about 2 minutes).
• Add the confectioners' sugar. Beat on low for about a minute. Add the milk, vanilla, almond extract, and pinch of salt. Beat on high until smooth and creamy (about 3 minutes).
• Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and place the buttercream mixture in the refrigerator to chill for one hour, up to 24 hours.
• When ready, line a baking sheet with parchment paper and remove the chilled buttercream from the refrigerator.
• Scoop out the buttercream with a one tablespoon scoop and roll it into a ball. Place it on the parchment-lined baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining buttercream. (If the mixture gets too sticky, add some confectioners' sugar to your hands.)
• Place the balls of buttercream in the refrigerator to chill for another hour, up to 24 hours.
• In the last few minutes of chilling the buttercream balls, melt the chocolate. Add the chocolate pieces and oil to a microwave-safe bowl. Heat in 20-second increments, stirring after every 20 seconds, until the chocolate is melted and creamy. Let it sit for about 5 minutes to cool before dipping the buttercream balls.
• Remove the buttercream balls from the refrigerator. Working one at a time, gently drop the balls into the melted chocolate, making sure they are completely covered in chocolate.
• Using a fork, lift out the chocolate-covered buttercream. Use a toothpick or another fork to slide the buttercream candy onto the parchment-lined baking sheet.
• Drizzle the remaining chocolate over the candies. Place in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes, or until the chocolate has set.
• Store candies in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.

BANANA CAKE WITH WHITE CHOCOLATE MACADAMIA FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Place 12 cupcake liners into a cupcake pan.
• In a medium bowl, cream the white sugar and butter. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Combine the flour, pudding mix and baking powder. Then add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Pour in the buttermilk and stir until the batter is smooth. Stir in the mashed banana. Pour or spoon the batter into the cupcake liners in the cupcake pan. Bake until the cake springs back to the touch, 18 to 20 minutes. Test cake doneness approximately 15 minutes into baking time. Cool.
• To assemble: Frost the cooled cupcakes with the Buttercream Frosting. Roll the cupcake tops and sides in the macadamia nuts.
• Slowly combine the butter into the confectioners' sugar, 1/2 cup at a time. After well incorporated, add white chocolate and vanilla. Whip well until light and fluffy.

MACADAMIA NUT BUTTER BUTTERCREAM ICING

Steps:

• Dissolve salt in water.
• Cream shortening, vanilla and water in a standup mixer.
• Mix the meringue powder into the icing sugar.
• Add the sugar to the mixer about a 1/4 cup at a time on medium speed.
• Whip icing on high for a minute or so until creamy.
• Add the macadamia nut butter and mix on high for another minute or so.

MACADAMIA NUT BUTTER SAUCE (FOR CHICKEN OR FISH)

Steps:

• In a saucepan, melt butter over medium heat and saute nuts until golden brown.
• Add parsley.

CHOCOLATE MACADAMIA NUT CAKE FROSTING

Steps:

• Combine milk, sugar, egg yolks, butter, cocoa and vanilla in a saucepan.
• Cook on medium heat until thick, approximately 12 minutes. Stir constantly.
• Remove from heat, and add coconut and macadamia nuts. Continue to stir until cool and thick enough to spread on your cake.
• This frosting will cover a 9x13 inch rectangular cake or a two 8 inch layer round cake or 24 cupcakes.

BUTTERCREAM ICING

Steps:

• Beat 600g sifted icing sugar and 300g butter together with your chosen flavouring and colouring if using, add 2-3 tablespoons of boiling water to loosen and beat until smooth.
• Fill a piping bag with a star nozzle and pipe onto cupcakes or smear in the middle and over the top of a 20cm cake using a palette knife.

MACADAMIA NUT BUTTER

Steps:

• Simply place the nuts in a heavy-duty food processor and process continually until smooth.
• A 'crunchy' nut butter will typically take about 3 minutes' worth of processing and a smooth nut butter will take 5 minutes' worth of processing.