SWISS BUTTERCREAM

I love Swiss buttercream. Here is a picture tutorial I made. Hope it's helpful

Ingredients:
6-7 egg whites
1&1/2 cups granutaled sugar
Pinch of salt
2cups sifter powdered sugar
3/4 cup to 1 cup hi ratio shortening
2 cups (4sticks) of softened butter
1-2 tsp vanilla extract

Place the egg whites and granulated sugar into a heatproof bowl and place over a double boiler.
Whisk nonstop.

Keep whisking until all sugar has dissolved.

Transfer the mixture to your stand mixer bowl and start whisking. Add a pinch of salt to the mixture. Continue whisking until you get stiff peaks. (About 3 minutes or so)

Add all of confectioners sugar at once and continue whisking on low. Then switch the speed to medium. Scrape the sides of the bowl.
When sugar is mixed in, start to add shortening and the butter in small portions while mixer continues to whisk. Scrape sides of the bowl.
Add vanilla extract and whisk for a minute or two.

Stop the mixer and scrape sides of the bowl once again. Switch to the paddle attachment and mix on low speed until the buttercream is smooth.