40 buttercream recipes

Forget about store-bought cupcakes that are usually packed with sugar, additives, and preservatives. These cupcakes take no time to make and turn out fluffy and moist. Eat them plain or frost these yummy treats with your favorite frosting.

Cupcakes are also known as fairy cakes. They are delicious. Try this recipe.

Here is a true twist on the classic pound cake! Twisted Butter Chef Jane Johnson has created a delicious Cream Cheese Wild Blueberry Pound Cake using Twisted Butter’s Blueberry, Honey and Lemon Zest butter. Share this with friends and family for any holiday occasion and no one will leave disappointed.

Chocolate buttercream icing made with melted bittersweet chocolate, butter, shortening, meringue powder, and powdered sugar. A stable, pipeable frosting for decorating cakes.

Fluffy white buttercream icing made with shortening, powdered sugar, and a hint of almond extract. Stays bright white and pipes like a dream for decorated cakes.

Swiss meringue buttercream that's silky-smooth and never gritty or cloying. Whip warmed egg whites and sugar into a glossy meringue, beat in butter, and finish with vanilla for a bakery-quality frosting.

Soft French buttercream cookies made with powdered sugar, cream of tartar, and vanilla. Tint the dough with food coloring and top with colored sugar for holidays or parties.

Thumbprint buttercream cookies made with brown sugar, egg yolks, and shortening, coated in stiff egg whites and nuts, then filled with buttercream icing after baking.

This delicious peanut butter cream pie is super creamy but without cream. The custard like base is made with milk, egg yolks and corn starch. Instead of whipped cream, use whipped egg whites as topping.

Silky strawberry Swiss meringue buttercream made with real strawberry puree, whipped egg whites, and butter. Light, not too sweet, and naturally pink without a drop of food coloring. Pipes beautifully on cake or cupcakes.

No-bake blueberry torte layered with a vanilla wafer crust, rich buttercream filling, blueberry pie filling, and a thick layer of whipped cream. Comes together in 30 minutes with a quick chill, and it's a guaranteed crowd-pleaser.

Chocolate raspberry buttercream bars with a fudgy brownie base, raspberry jam layer, silky French buttercream, and a chocolate drizzle top. A bakery-style dessert worth the effort.

No-bake peanut butter cream pie with a crushed Oreo crust, cream cheese filling, whipped cream, and chopped peanuts on top. Frozen and make-ahead friendly.

Served at the Relief Society "singing in the rain" program.

Lace cookies with lemon buttercream filling, thin caramelized oat-and-molasses wafers sandwiched around a silky lemon curd buttercream. Delicate, bakery-style cookies worth the patience.

Dense chocolate fudge cake layered with a tangy cream cheese ribbon and covered in rich fudge frosting. Made with real unsweetened chocolate for deep, intense flavor.