buttercream
noun
but·ter·cream
ˈbə-tər-ˌkrēm 
: a sweet butter-based mixture used especially as a filling or frosting
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Sugar Blossom’s classic version features vanilla cake, buttercream and wall-to-wall sprinkles on top.
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Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 3 June 2026
The real star of the show is the Italian buttercream frosting that pops with raspberry flavor.
—Phoebe Evans, Southern Living, 29 May 2026
The buttercream should be light, airy and doubled in volume.
—Kate Bradshaw, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026
Rooms in buttercream and light green have dark-wood furniture.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 May 2026
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Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 3 June 2026
The real star of the show is the Italian buttercream frosting that pops with raspberry flavor.
—Phoebe Evans, Southern Living, 29 May 2026
The buttercream should be light, airy and doubled in volume.
—Kate Bradshaw, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026
Rooms in buttercream and light green have dark-wood furniture.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 May 2026
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“Buttercream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buttercream. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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