It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Icing (food). (Discuss)

Butter cream or Buttercream is a type of icing used both inside cakes and as a coating. In its simplest form, it is made by creaming butter with icing sugar, although margarine may be used in place of the butter. Colourings and flavourings are often added, such as cocoa powder or vanilla extract. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Icing (also frosting) is a sweet glaze made of sugar, butter, water, and egg whites or milk, often flavoured and cooked and used to cover or decorate baked goods, such as cakes or cookies. ... Icing can mean: icing (food) icing (shipping) icing (ice hockey) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Creaming is a cooking technique used to blend one or more dry ingredients together with shortening of some form. ... Butter is commonly sold in sticks (pictured) or small blocks, and often served using a butterknife. ... Powdered sugar (in Britain, icing sugar) is a very finely ground form of sugar that is synonymous with confectioners sugar. ... …Margarine is a generic term used to indicate any of a wide range of butter substitutes. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... For other uses, see vanilla (disambiguation). ...

A notable use of buttercream is in butterfly cakes, although it is popular as a topping for many other forms of victoria sponge. A Butterfly cake is a cake made from a simple cupcake. ... Sponge cake is a type of soft cake based on fat, wheat flour, sugar, baking soda and eggs. ...