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Italian meringue cream

Italian meringue cream

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A rich, buttery cream, made with a sugar syrup cooked at 121 °C poured over egg yolks, ideal for decorating and enhancing your pastries.

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Recipe from Calimo, JackPotte, FrankyLeRoutier and 1 other contributors (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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The butter cream is used to decorate and enhance pastries. This sweet version combines a cooked syrup, egg yolks, and softened butter.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time10 min
  • Resting1 hr 10 min
  • Total1 hr 40 min
  • DifficultyHard
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodcooking in syrup
  • Estimated cost$5.48 $0.55 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

10 people
  • $2.58
  • $0.28
  • $2.31
  • $0.31

Prices from US supermarkets for 3 of 4 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Mix the sugar with the water. ≈ 4 min
  2. Bring to a boil and cook until it reaches 121 °C. A thermometer is helpful, but not essential: stick a fork into the boiling sugar. If threads form when you remove the fork, the sugar is ready.
  3. Separate the eggs and place the yolks, at room temperature, in the bowl of the mixer. Once the sugar is melted, gradually add it to the yolks, at a low speed. ≈ 2 min
  4. Once the sugar is fully incorporated, beat at high speed until the mixture is completely cool.
  5. Once the mixture has cooled, gradually incorporate the softened butter, in small pieces.
  6. Continue to thoroughly grind until you achieve a smooth and uniform paste. ≈ 4 min

The bill

Italian meringue cream

  • 8 egg yolks$2.58
  • 250 g of sugar$0.28
  • 250 g of softened butter$2.31
  • 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract (or other flavoring)$0.31

Total$5.48

that's $0.55 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 8 egg yolks
  • 250 g of sugar
  • 60 ml of water
  • 250 g of softened butter
  • 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract (or other flavoring)

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