Stiff buttercream frosting recipe

This Bakery Style Frosting is the ultimate buttercream recipe for cupcakes, cakes, or cookies. It takes only 5 minutes to whip. It is versatile and can be easily flavored and colored to suit different tastes and occasions.

Perfect Piping Buttercream is the absolute best recipe for frosting cakes and cookies with a great consistency just right for piping your beautiful designs. This luscious buttercream frosting is light and airy with added flavor from vanilla and almond extract.

If you’re looking for a silky smooth buttercream frosting recipe that is not too sweet or grainy, then this recipe is it! I find traditional American style buttercreams way too sweet, so I came up with my own version that has far less icing sugar (in relation to the amount of butter) compared to more traditional recipes. Best part is, it’s still stable enough to use for layered cakes and is great for piping too!

Making frosting stiff for piping involves several different techniques. Basic buttercream icing uses powdered sugar and cream to add or subtract from the consistency. Royal icing is by nature stiff and hard because of the addition of egg whites to the mix. It's used on sugar cookies and candy.

If you find your frosting too sweet, don't lose hope. I have our best tips and tricks to help lessen the sweetness of buttercream frosting. American buttercream is often the go-to frosting for many, known for its simplicity, and forgiving nature. However, its sugariness can sometimes be overpowering for some detracting from the overall enjoyment of the dessert.

Silky smooth, glossy and delicious - Russian buttercream is the easiest frosting to make but also has one of the best textures and flavors!

Learn all the best tips and tricks to make deliciously tangy stiff cream cheese frosting that is thick, fluffy, and stable enough for piping!

This twist on American buttercream frosting stands up to a warm day, is perfect for piping and it's not too overly sweet. It the perfect buttercream for summer!

This not too sweet buttercream frosting recipe is the perfect hybrid between American buttercream and Swiss meringue buttercream! It's a dream to frost cakes and cupcakes with it, and I even use it to make wedding cakes!

This easy vanilla frosting is the best buttercream recipe! Make light and fluffy vanilla frosting, ideal for decorating cakes and cupcakes.