German Buttercream (Whipped Vanilla Custard Frosting)

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

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 American Buttercream

This classic American buttercream is deliciously creamy, super sweet, and incredibly fluffy, and one of the easiest buttercreams to master. It's just a matter of beating softened butter until it's fluffy, adding powdered sugar, cream and a little vanilla and whipping it all together. No cooking required!

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.

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.

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.

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.

Cream Cheese Buttercream Frosting

A thick and sturdy cream cheese frosting that's worthy of your favorite celebratory layer cakes, from carrot cake to pumpkin spice.

Honey Frosting (Italian Buttercream)

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