German buttercream (Crème Mousseline)

Name: German buttercream (Crème Mousseline)
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 500 g Whole milk; 100 g Granulated sugar; 80 g Egg yolk (approx. yolk of 4-5 eggs); 25 g Corn starch; 25 g All-purpose flour; 1 Teaspoon Vanilla bean paste; 50 g Unsalted butter (soft - will be mixed into pastry cream straight after it is cooked); 150 g Unsalted butter (soft - will be whipped into the pastry cream to make the mousseline cream)

Instructions

Prep:30min

With a rich and silky smooth custard-like character, this easy German Buttercream recipe (Crème Mousseline) is absolutely divine, my favorite buttercream frosting. It's composed of a simple pastry cream base that is enriched with butter, which is what makes it stand apart from more traditional sugar-heavy buttercreams.

Updated at: Wed, 16 Apr 2025 07:35:47 GMT