Icing

Take your cakes to the next level with one of these delicious icing and buttercream recipes, including my classic vanilla, chocolate and lemon buttercreams.

Oreo Buttercream

Smooth buttercream, packed full of Oreos. Perfect for decorating cupcakes, cakes, biscuits and macarons.

Biscoff Buttercream

5 from 5 votes

Delicious, smooth buttercream packed with all the flavour of Lotus Biscoff biscuits. Perfect for decorating cakes, cupcakes, biscuits or macarons.

Whiskey Buttercream

5 from 2 votes

Smooth sweet buttercream with a delicious kick of Whiskey.

Two different versions of my delicious lemon buttercream – one made with fresh lemons (juice and zest) and another made with either lemon extract or oil. Perfect for decorating cakes and cupcakes or filling biscuits and macarons.

Cream Cheese Buttercream

4.78 from 9 votes

How to make delicious cream cheese buttercream perfect for decorating carrot cakes and red velvet cakes.

Vegan Vanilla Buttercream

5 from 2 votes

Vegan vanilla buttercream that is simple to make and tastes absolutely delicious.

Coconut Buttercream

5 from 1 vote

Easy to make, smooth coconut buttercream which is packed full of flavour. Perfect for decorating cupcakes, layer cakes and biscuits.

Brandy Buttercream

Brandy butter shouldn’t be just for mince pies and Christmas pudding. My recipe to turn it into brandy buttercream makes it perfect for cakes too.

Marzipan Buttercream

5 from 3 votes

The ultimate icing for any marzipan fans. Perfect for topping your Christmas cake or mince pies.

Gingerbread Buttercream

5 from 2 votes

If you’re a fan of gingerbread men then you’ll love this delicious, smooth gingerbread buttercream, flavoured with ginger and black treacle.

Peppermint Buttercream

5 from 1 vote

How to make delicious, smooth peppermint buttercream. Perfect for adding a festive twist to your cupcakes, layer cakes or macarons.

Peanut Buttercream

5 from 1 vote

All the flavour of peanut butter in a smooth buttercream – perfect for piping onto cupcakes, covering layer cakes, or filling biscuits and macarons.

Dairy-Free Chocolate Buttercream

5 from 9 votes

This dairy-free (and vegan) chocolate buttercream is so deliciously rich you’d never guess it doesn’t contain any dairy. Perfect for topping my dairy-free chocolate cupcakes.

Baileys Buttercream

4.67 from 9 votes

I can now top my cakes with my favourite drink with this delicious, smooth Baileys buttercream!

White Chocolate Buttercream

4.76 from 25 votes

White chocolate buttercream, easy to make and perfect for piping onto cupcakes, layer cakes, macarons or special celebration cakes.

Coffee Buttercream

4.72 from 21 votes

How to make perfect coffee buttercream icing. Ideal for cupcakes, macarons and layer cakes – especially coffee & walnut cake.

Caramel Buttercream

5 from 3 votes

Easy to make delicious caramel buttercream in just a few minutes. Perfect for topping cupcakes, layer cakes or special celebration cakes.

Chocolate Buttercream

5 from 23 votes

This easy chocolate buttercream gets its extra-chocolatey flavour from using both melted chocolate and cocoa powder. Perfect for birthday cakes, layer cakes and cupcakes.

Nutella Buttercream

4.89 from 9 votes

Smooth Nutella buttercream is so easy to make and is the perfect topping for cupcakes, birthday cakes, layer cakes, or anywhere else you might need a little buttercream really!

Easy Vanilla Buttercream

4.84 from 31 votes

How to make perfect vanilla buttercream – Easy to make with just four everyday ingredients, and ideal for cupcakes, sandwich cakes, macarons and decorated celebration cakes.