buttercream
noun
but·ter·cream
ˈbə-tər-ˌkrēm 
: a sweet butter-based mixture used especially as a filling or frosting
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Similar to the larger cake, there are also red buttercream dots and bows, and Maraschino cherries among other features, but no writing on the dessert.
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Kate Perez, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
Past flavors have included Caramel Cheesecake and Pumpkin Spice Cake with caramel drizzle and cream cheese buttercream.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 3 Dec. 2025
The suite levels are layered throughout the lower bowl like the buttercream filling in a Dobos torte, forming an inverted cone of the strata of American affluence.
—John Seabrook, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
An Original Glazed doughnut gets a layer of green buttercream and yellow sprinkles to resemble a festive decoration.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
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Kate Perez, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
Past flavors have included Caramel Cheesecake and Pumpkin Spice Cake with caramel drizzle and cream cheese buttercream.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 3 Dec. 2025
The suite levels are layered throughout the lower bowl like the buttercream filling in a Dobos torte, forming an inverted cone of the strata of American affluence.
—John Seabrook, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
An Original Glazed doughnut gets a layer of green buttercream and yellow sprinkles to resemble a festive decoration.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
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“Buttercream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buttercream. Accessed 6 Dec. 2025.
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