A versatile buttercream frosting that can be used on cakes or cupcakes. It tastes as if it came straight from a bakery. Light ...

The simple frosting is light, fluffy, and ideal for piping pretty swirls atop cupcakes, decorating sugar cookies and cakes, ...

Call it a bûche de Noël or a Christmas Yule log, this beautiful cake makes the ideal holiday dessert. Take this pastry chef's ...

Our cookie icing recipe is easy to make, calls for just five ingredients, and sets quickly. It's the perfect icing for sugar ...

I have perfected my recipe over the years ... balance of sweetness without being sickly and less icing sugar also helps to perfect the buttercream ratio.

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 ...

Because some icings (such as Italian buttercream or royal icing) may include raw eggs ... pasteurised egg whites can be substiuted into the recipe.