Comments on: How Much Buttercream Do I Need? https://chelsweets.com/how-much-buttercream-do-i-need/ Delicious Desserts from Scratch Wed, 16 Nov 2022 00:48:47 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 By: Maple Buttercream Frosting - The Flour Handprint https://chelsweets.com/how-much-buttercream-do-i-need/#comment-26893 Wed, 16 Nov 2022 00:48:47 +0000 https://chelsweets.com/?p=24172#comment-26893 […] a knife or spatula, closer to 16-18. Feel free to double it! This is a super helpful post about how much buttercream you need so you can make the right amount for your baking […]

]]> By: Can A Cake With Buttercream Frosting Be Left Out Of The Fridge? – Little Upside Down Cake https://chelsweets.com/how-much-buttercream-do-i-need/#comment-26822 Mon, 07 Nov 2022 23:50:57 +0000 https://chelsweets.com/?p=24172#comment-26822 […] If you want the lid to prevent odors from coming in from the fridge, place it on the filling or buttercream surface before pressing a plastic wrap piece against […]

]]> By: Chelsweets https://chelsweets.com/how-much-buttercream-do-i-need/#comment-26408 Thu, 06 Oct 2022 20:22:48 +0000 https://chelsweets.com/?p=24172#comment-26408 In reply to Krissy.

Hi Krissy,

Thank you so much for sharing, you’re too sweet! To figure out how many ingredients you need, you just need to know how much frosting whatever recipe you plan to use makes. For example, one batch of my American buttercream recipe (https://chelsweets.com/the-best-american-buttercream-recipe/) makes about 6 cups of frosting. With that in mind, one batch would be perfect for your cake, because you would have enough to frost the cake and have 2 cups leftover for decorating the top of the cake.

Most recipes share how much they make either at the top or bottom of the recipe card. Hope that helps, happy baking!

]]> By: Krissy https://chelsweets.com/how-much-buttercream-do-i-need/#comment-26405 Thu, 06 Oct 2022 16:03:06 +0000 https://chelsweets.com/?p=24172#comment-26405 I just stumbled upon your website and it is so informative – thank you for posting step by step, recipes and calculations. They are super helpful for beginners like myself. I am attempting to bake my daughter’s 1st birthday cake (eggless/nut free w/ buttercream frosting)

My question is how do i calculate the amount of ingredients for the buttercream? According to your above post, for an 8 inch 2 layer cake i will need 4 cups of buttercream. But I also would like some left over buttercream to try and make some design rosettes on top of cake.

thanks.

]]> By: Chelsweets https://chelsweets.com/how-much-buttercream-do-i-need/#comment-26304 Fri, 23 Sep 2022 07:29:00 +0000 https://chelsweets.com/?p=24172#comment-26304 In reply to Nas.

Hi Nas,

I used to run into that all the time too!! So happy to hear you find this post helpful 🙂

]]> By: Nas https://chelsweets.com/how-much-buttercream-do-i-need/#comment-26272 Wed, 21 Sep 2022 10:30:56 +0000 https://chelsweets.com/?p=24172#comment-26272 Thank you so much, I always seem to have either huge amounts of butter cream left or find myself making a rush batch because I’ve run out.

]]> By: Susan https://chelsweets.com/how-much-buttercream-do-i-need/#comment-24728 Sat, 07 May 2022 17:35:53 +0000 https://chelsweets.com/?p=24172#comment-24728 I love your recipes and tutorials! I am going to be making my daughter’s wedding cake, a first for me, and I was planning on making a 4 tier (10, 8,6 & 4 inch) cake. I saw you do this on you “how to make a wedding cake” tutorial but have a question regarding the centre dowel. I see you put one in which went part way up the 6 inch layer, then did you put another dowel in for the top that went down to the middle of the 6 inch cake? My dowel is not long enough to go all the way up to the top layer and not sure if I need to find a longer one or if I can use 2.

]]> By: Nigel https://chelsweets.com/how-much-buttercream-do-i-need/#comment-24664 Sun, 01 May 2022 10:33:24 +0000 https://chelsweets.com/?p=24172#comment-24664 Thank you, so helpful

]]> By: Chanel Rienstra-Roman https://chelsweets.com/how-much-buttercream-do-i-need/#comment-23905 Thu, 10 Mar 2022 06:50:42 +0000 https://chelsweets.com/?p=24172#comment-23905 Hello Chelsea,
I recently discovered your website, and your YouTube channel. I appreciate the charts they are extreamly useful. I was also hoping that you could perhaps create a similar type of chart for the amount of filling required for the various size cakes.
Thanks You,
Chanel

]]> By: AQ https://chelsweets.com/how-much-buttercream-do-i-need/#comment-23729 Fri, 18 Feb 2022 17:49:19 +0000 https://chelsweets.com/?p=24172#comment-23729 Hi
I am a huge fan of your blog. It is my go to place to find answers to my baking dilemmas. I am attempting a 3 tiered wedding cake and will make your vanilla cake and buttercream recipe. It is going to be a 6″, 9″ and 12″ round wedding cake. From your handy calculators I figured I would need 4 batches of the batter and 26 cups of buttercream. It is going to be decorated with fresh white roses.
I just started baking to generate some income and struggle with how much to charge , can you please give me a ballpark figure of what I can charge for this cake.
Thanks in advance

]]> By: Swiss Meringue Buttercream Frosting - Detailed Recipe and Tutorial https://chelsweets.com/how-much-buttercream-do-i-need/#comment-23555 Thu, 03 Feb 2022 21:49:07 +0000 https://chelsweets.com/?p=24172#comment-23555 […] Buttercream Calculator Smooth Buttercream Tutorial Brown Butter Buttercream American Buttercream Yield: 6 […]

]]> By: How Much Cake Batter Per Pan Do I Need - Easy Guide https://chelsweets.com/how-much-buttercream-do-i-need/#comment-23203 Fri, 07 Jan 2022 22:06:27 +0000 https://chelsweets.com/?p=24172#comment-23203 […] How Much Buttercream Do I Need? […]

]]> By: Buttercream Consistency Guide: Get the Perfect Consistency https://chelsweets.com/how-much-buttercream-do-i-need/#comment-23180 Tue, 04 Jan 2022 00:08:10 +0000 https://chelsweets.com/?p=24172#comment-23180 […] How Much Buttercream Do I Need? […]

]]> By: Russian Buttercream - The Easiest Frosting Recipe https://chelsweets.com/how-much-buttercream-do-i-need/#comment-23166 Sun, 02 Jan 2022 04:47:07 +0000 https://chelsweets.com/?p=24172#comment-23166 […] How Much Buttercream Do I Need? […]

]]> By: Priya https://chelsweets.com/how-much-buttercream-do-i-need/#comment-22592 Wed, 20 Oct 2021 14:34:09 +0000 https://chelsweets.com/?p=24172#comment-22592 These charts are amazing. A million thanks!!! ??????

]]> By: Leendah https://chelsweets.com/how-much-buttercream-do-i-need/#comment-22419 Sun, 26 Sep 2021 17:08:08 +0000 https://chelsweets.com/?p=24172#comment-22419 Finally!!! Someone decides to help us novices. Thanks Chels?

]]> By: Mariana Cásares https://chelsweets.com/how-much-buttercream-do-i-need/#comment-22418 Sun, 26 Sep 2021 16:44:06 +0000 https://chelsweets.com/?p=24172#comment-22418 Amazing! The numbers behind it, are a hug to my inner nerd! Thank you!

]]>