Simple buttercream icing

  • Published: 18 Apr 16
  • Updated: 18 Mar 24

A quick and easy buttercream icing recipe – made with icing sugar, butter and cream cheese – to use on cupcakes, fairy cakes or birthday cakes.

Add another classic icing to your baking repertoire, with our homemade royal icing recipe.

  • Makes enough for one large cake
  • Hands-on time 5 minutes
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Recipe from December 2015 Issue

delicious. tips

  1. The butter and cream cheese for the buttercream need to be at the same temperature before they’re mixed. Take them out of the fridge at the same time to warm up. If your buttercream is too soft after mixing, chill until firmer.

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