Decoration Icing Bday

I'm making a 2 tier cake for a 16th Bday party, Whats the best kind of icing/Decorations?

I've heard so many different things about icing i don't think i want to use Fondant cause it tastes crap however Buttercream i have heard is very flimsy? HELP!!!!!

Also decorations like icing stars do i use the same Buttercream icing for those?

This buttercream recipe is a good one...nice and thick and not flimsy..

VANILLA BUTTER CREAM...

In a bowl beat together 250gms of unsalted butter with 2 tablespoons of icing sugar. Keep beating until the butter is light and fluffy and a really light cream almost white colour. ( this could take up to 5 minutes)
Adding a little at a time, add another 1 1/4 cups of icing sugar beating each addition really well.
Once all the icing sugar is mixed in, beat in 2 egg yolks, and 3 teaspoons of boiling water.Add some vanilla for flavoring too...

Whisk until smooth.

I hope this recipe helps you. I have worked in numerous cake shops and have been decorating cakes for many years, and this is by far the best and easiest to work with butter cream i have ever come across.

( you may need to make several batches for a 2 tier cake)
ohhh...and I am from Australia, so i think you guys call icing sugar confectioners sugar over there? You might want to check on that first.

good luck...you know where to find me if you have any problems with it.

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