Of the various ways any home cook or amateur baker can elevate store-bought frosting, fluffing (or whipping it) with a staple kitchen appliance is a nearly effortless way to enhance its texture.

In practice, however, bakers know that achieving the perfect frosting texture is not as simple as ... setting up a double boiler or setting a metal bowl directly above the burner.

There are several methods to mix buttercream frosting to get that silky smooth texture, but according to this viral TikTok video from Ana Calderone, the most deceptively simple and effective trick ...