French-style buttercream is made in the same way, but with the addition of egg yolks, which produce a much richer icing. If the mixture splits or curdle instead of emulsifying, stick the bowl in ...

Use this simple buttercream icing recipe to decorate your birthday cakes, cupcakes and sandwich biscuits. Try adding a little food colouring gel for a splash of colour to your butter icing.

These Biscoff Cupcakes are the ultimate, mouthwatering blend of cookie and cupcake! Light and fluffy with a gooey cookie butter center, each bite is filled with an irresistible blend of rich vanilla ...

And trust us: This is going to be one of the best cupcake recipes in your dessert arsenal. These cakes are moist and tender, best enjoyed mounded with fluffy icing — dress them up or down ...

Jane explained that using a chocolate base for black buttercream will make it easier to achieve, but that it can be achieved for a vanilla frosting, too. She said: “The theory behind this is ...

You can then use your icing to ice cakes or cupcakes. You can store the buttercream in an airtight container and place in the fridge for up to two weeks.