# True buttercream? Is it really eggs I've been missing all these years? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 5, 2010, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-buttercream-is-it-really-eggs-ive-been-missing-all-these-years/556068 "2010-10-05T00:30:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-buttercream-is-it-really-eggs-ive-been-missing-all-these-years/556068/21 "2010-10-08T00:55:25Z")
> [@Briny\_Deep](#): > > Check out Joe Pastry’s comprehensive [buttercream tutorial](http://joepastry.com/index.php?cat=93). Wow… Joe Pastry is fantastic! I actually have a pretty in-depth knowledge of pastry and baking, and perusing a few articles proved that he’s no poser… he goes way deeper than the average baker-blogger! GREAT find. Thank you! And for the record and the curious: I did what I said I would do to fix my frosting, which was just a little too salty: I whipped up another batch of the caramel sauce and added it to the frosting. It accomplished exactly what I wanted, which was to temper the salt and boost the caramel flavor. The end product was and is exceptional. Easily the most delicious frosting I have ever tasted in my life, and completely addicting, especially combined with spice cake. Heavenly. So now I know what I will make for the block party this weekend… spicy cupcakes with salted caramel frosting! Maybe cake if cupcakes is too much of a pain. I wish a had a bunch of “baby” cupcake pans…or disposables. Hmm. I guess cake is easier. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-buttercream-is-it-really-eggs-ive-been-missing-all-these-years/556068.md?page=1)