Buttercream

Buttercream is a sweet, firm-textured covering cream made by whipping soft butter with powdered sugar. In its simplest form it is known as American buttercream; there are also meringue-based and syrup-based variants. It is widely used to decorate cakes and cupcakes.

Where It’s Used

“Tint the buttercream and pipe it onto the cake edge with a star tip.”