How To Make Perfect French Buttercream (A Complete Guide)

In this video, I’m sharing how to make French buttercream step by step with troubleshooting tips. Follow the steps to make rich, creamy, airy, & stiff French buttercream even if this is your first time making it! Print the Recipe: https://pastryliving.com/french-butte... 📌 Ingredients to make French buttercream • Egg yolks: 120 g | 4.2 oz (about 7 large eggs or 8 small eggs) • Water: 80 g | 2.8 oz ( 1/3 US cup) • Granulated sugar: 200 g | 7 oz (1 US cup) • Unsalted butter (softened): 450 g | 15.8 oz (4 US sticks) • Salt: 1/8 tsp (Enough amount to frost a simple 8” cake) ** For best results, measure ingredients with a scale. All recipes are designed with weighed ingredients using grams/ounces. Cup measurements are provided for your convenience. ** Heat the hot sugar syrup to 244ºF | 118ºC. 📌 More Frosting Recipes Lemon Buttercream Frosting    • BEST Lemon Frosting I’ve Ever Had - Not gr...   Cream Cheese Frosting    • PERFECT Cream Cheese Frosting | Watch this...   Swiss Meringue Buttercream    • How To Make Perfect Swiss Meringue Butterc...   Italian Meringue Buttercream    • Amazing Italian Meringue Buttercream 🧁 Ste...   📌 The tools/ingredients I used/mentioned today: The following contains affiliate links. By purchasing through them, I earn a teeny tiny commission at no cost to you. Please know I only recommend products I actually used and loved! Thank you for supporting Pastry Living. Stand mixer: https://amzn.to/3Pid42g 📌If you liked this video, please subscribe & share it with your baking friends! Subscribe!:    / @pastrylivingwithaya   Share the video:    • How To Make Perfect French Buttercream (A ...   if you liked this video, share it with your friends to help them ...and also to support my small channel ;) 🎂 My blog: http://www.pastryliving.com 📸 Instagram: @ayacaliva MUSIC: epidemicsound.com #frenchbuttercream #buttercreamfrosting