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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.
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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.
Strawberry Frosting (Swiss Buttercream)
This colorful frosting has a naturally intense flavor and color, thanks to the addition of freeze-dried strawberries.
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.
Pistachio Frosting
A sophisticated frosting for a sophisticated flavor.
Flour Frosting (a.k.a. Ermine Frosting)
This beautiful vanilla frosting has a whipped cream–like flavor and texture that pairs just as well with devil's food as it does with strawberry cake.
Chocolate Swiss Buttercream
With a hint of caramel from toasted sugar, Belgian cassonade, or light brown sugar, this Swiss meringue–based chocolate frosting is rich, complex, and none too sweet.
American Buttercream
This classic vanilla frosting is as easy as they come.
Maple Frosting (Italian Buttercream)
Sweetened with maple syrup alone, this buttercream frosting has a uniquely mild sweetness and earthy flavor.

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German Buttercream (Whipped Vanilla Custard Frosting)

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

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