Now that our long national nightmare is over—obviously I’m referring to the cupcake craze of the unfortunate aughts—let’s talk for a moment about frosting. Good frosting. Buttercream frosting. There ...

A buttercream's three core ingredients -- butter, confectioner's sugar, and milk -- make the perfect texture for pipable cake frosting. However, introducing ingredients to alter the taste can be ...

There are buttercreams made with butter and powdered sugar, and there are buttercreams made with butter and egg whites. But for the most silky, decadent buttercream of all, you must try this French ...

Chocolate makes everything better! This amazing Chocolate Buttercream Frosting is so rich, sweet, and delicious. You will want to make a huge batch to use for all your incredible dessert recipes. This ...

As a professional baker, I can tell you that having a dependable vanilla buttercream frosting recipe to lean on is incredibly valuable. For a long time, I used to just wing it. Instead of using a ...

If we’re laying it all out there, we have to be honest and say there’s never been a spoonful of frosting we met that we didn’t like. While grabbing a tub of chocolate frosting at the grocery store and ...

Frosting, aka the fluffy, sweet, buttery spread that goes over cakes, cookies, and cupcakes, isn't so hard to make homemade if you set yourself up for success. First, you must have a large bowl and a ...

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