Frostings

Knowing how to make a simple buttercream will open up a world of frosting flavors. It can be flavored in so many ways and paired with any cake variety. The most basic style of buttercream is called “American buttercream,” which involves simply creaming butter and powdered sugar together. However, if you are interested in a more elevated style of buttercream, you can also make a “meringue buttercream,” which involves whipping butter into meringue. This is covered in Chapter 8 when I show you how to make Swiss meringue.