Use this simple buttercream icing recipe to decorate your birthday cakes, cupcakes and sandwich biscuits. Try adding a little food colouring gel for a splash of colour to your butter icing.
French-style buttercream is made in the same way, but with the addition of egg yolks, which produce a much richer icing. If the mixture splits or curdle instead of emulsifying, stick the bowl in ...
One of our all-time favorite recipes is for Joanne Chang's sophisticated lemon-ricotta cupcakes. Refined sugar in both the batter and citrusy frosting is swapped with honey, which keeps the ...
Buttercream is a simple cake topping made with butter and icing sugar to create a delicious fluffy and sweet topping. It can be used on cupcakes and cakes and can be flavoured however you like as ...
Aubrie Pick for The New York Times With a poundcake-like texture and zippy lemon flavor, this tender treat is loaded with grated citrus zest and topped with a coconut frosting. These sweet ...