I am taking a class learning to pipe roses. I have practiced so much and everything about my rose is correct, except I hate the jagged edges. I know some people like jagged edges and think they look more natural, but I just don't want them on my roses. My instructor has tried to help me suggesting everything from the possibility that my buttercream might be too stiff or too cold to my piping tip needing to be tuned. We are using the Ateco 124K tip since it gives nice thin petals. I have checked to make sure that there is nothing clogging the opening and that the narrow end is not too narrow. However, nothing fixes the issue. I have been using American Buttercream that I make using the "stir" mode on the mixer to reduce the amount of bubbles. I switched and tried both Italian Meringue Buttercream and Swiss Meringue Buttercream, but I still got jagged edges. Well, I finally tried the Mock Swiss Meringue Buttercream that is made with pasteurized egg whites, powdered sugar, butter, and extract. It gave me perfectly smooth edges, but it is so unstable and soft for me that my rose petals sag after awhile. I noticed that this buttercream is extremely smooth and silky, and it seems that once I got the bubbles out, they have not come back, even after the buttercream being frozen and brought back to room temperature. Unfortunately, no matter what I do from mixing the other buttercreams (ABC, SBC, IBC) on the stir mode for several minutes after making them, to stirring it and mashing them against the sides of my mixing bowl, I cannot get all the bubbles out. This leads me to believe that the problem with the other buttercreams is the bubbles. All of this is making me so sad. I desperately want to be able to pipe roses with smooth edges. Does anyone know of a buttercream like the Mock Swiss Meringue Buttercream, but that holds up well to piping roses and does not produce jagged edges? Thank you.
P.S. I thought I posted this question yesterday, but I cannot find it. If I did, just ignore this repost.
P.S. I thought I posted this question yesterday, but I cannot find it. If I did, just ignore this repost.
