American Buttercream

This classic vanilla frosting is as easy as they come.

American-Style Chocolate Buttercream

This eggless chocolate frosting takes a little more time to make than a traditional American buttercream, but not much—and its deep, dark chocolate flavor is well worth the wait.

German Buttercream

This German buttercream is incredibly smooth and delicious. It's made with a custard base, which gives it a natural yellow color. And although this buttercream contains a fair amount of butter and three egg yolks, it is surprisingly light, both in texture and taste.

Italian Buttercream

Italian buttercream is creamy, velvety, and delicious. Because it's made with Italian meringue, it's a lot lighter in color than most buttercreams and it looks almost pure white against a dark chocolate cake. It also holds up pretty well in warmer temperatures, so if you're planning a summer party outside, this is your go-to buttercream!

Classic Vanilla Butter Cake

Once you learn to pay close attention to the temperature of your butter, milk, and eggs, it's easy to whip up a simple three-egg vanilla cake that's fluffy, tender, and perfectly moist.

French Buttercream Frosting

This silky-smooth frosting has a mellow sweetness and rich custard flavor that complements coconut cake as readily as it does chocolate.

German Buttercream (Whipped Vanilla Custard Frosting)

German buttercream is creamy, buttery, stable, and most important of all, delicious.

Maple Frosting (Italian Buttercream)

Sweetened with maple syrup alone, this buttercream frosting has a uniquely mild sweetness and earthy flavor.

Honey Frosting (Italian Buttercream)

Sweetened with honey alone, this Italian buttercream frosting has an all-natural flavor that can't be beat.

Swiss Meringue Buttercream Recipe | BraveTart

This light and silky buttercream is none too sweet, and beautifully stable at room temperature. The finished product can be customized with a splash of extract, a drizzle of melted chocolate, concentrated fruit purées, or just about whatever you crave.