buttercream
noun
but·ter·cream
ˈbə-tər-ˌkrēm 
: a sweet butter-based mixture used especially as a filling or frosting
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Available in buttercream, chocolate, strawberry delight and sweet cream flavors.
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Vanilla sugar cookie with rainbow sprinkles and pink cake batter buttercream
The cookies can be ordered as a six-piece set, served in a limited-edition box ($22.99), or each is available individually ($4.49-$6.48).
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
Produce: Guacamole with Pico. BOGO cake slices Publix started a buy one, get one free deal on Thursday for its various cake slices that includes carrot cake, red velvet cake and buttercream.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
Use the remaining buttercream to lightly frost the outside of the cake, then top with raspberries, smashing them in your fingers and spreading them into the buttercream.
—Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Vanilla sugar cookie with rainbow sprinkles and pink cake batter buttercream
The cookies can be ordered as a six-piece set, served in a limited-edition box ($22.99), or each is available individually ($4.49-$6.48).
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
Produce: Guacamole with Pico. BOGO cake slices Publix started a buy one, get one free deal on Thursday for its various cake slices that includes carrot cake, red velvet cake and buttercream.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
Use the remaining buttercream to lightly frost the outside of the cake, then top with raspberries, smashing them in your fingers and spreading them into the buttercream.
—Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 7 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for buttercream
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“Buttercream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buttercream. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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