This posting is originally from October 17, 2005. I’ve made this buttercream recipe again and again, and I often get requests for the recipe. So, here it is… My uncle used to be a chef. He worked for a catering company in the 80’s. On his last visit, we were chatting about the work he used to do, hors d’oeuvre de riguer, and monstrous brides. Somewhere in this same conversation we were discussing wedding cakes, and he mentioned that apricot buttercream was all of the rage in the 80’s. Apricot buttercream? Why that sounds delicious! How did such a delicious combination of butter, powdered sugar, and apricot preserves ever fall out of favor? Why aren’t people making huge vats of apricot buttercream and frosting everything in sight? This delightful concoction was something I had to try.
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