Italian Meringue Buttercream is my all time favorite frosting for cakes and cupcakes. It's silky smooth, incredibly creamy, ...

You can freeze iced cakes, too: first freeze the cake ... Because some icings (such as Italian buttercream or royal icing) may include raw eggs, they may not be suitable for the very young ...

In warmer kitchens it may help to add a pinch of cream of tartar to your buttercream to help firm up or ‘stabilise’ it. For Italian or Swiss-style buttercream, whisk molten sugar (heated to ...