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    Decorated Treats » Recipes

    Buttercream Cakes and Cupcakes

    Buttercream frosting is a classic and versatile icing for cakes and cupcakes alike. With its silky texture and endless flavor possibilities, this frosting recipe never goes out of style.

    Here you will find, my collection of buttercream cakes and cupcakes ranging from simple designs like this rosette cake, all the way to piped flower cupcakes like these daisy cupcakes and sunflower cupcakes.

    Get inspired and be on your way to making your very own buttercream decorated cakes and cupcakes!

    • A butterfly shaped cake decorated in yellow, green, red and blue.
      Butterfly Birthday Cake
    • Bob the Builder cake on a gold cake board.
      Bob the Builder Cake
    • A round beige cake decorated with blue and turquoise buttercream piping and white flowers.
      Simple Buttercream Flowers Cake
    • Poster for timmy time birthday cake with 3d characters from the show.
      Timmy Time Birthday Cake
    • A square cake with godzilla motif in buttercream.
      Godzilla Cake for 6-Year-Old Birthday (A Decorating Tutorial)
    • A square cake with orange, black and white side strips and a Spartans logo.
      Spartans Birthday Cake (A Football Club Cake)
    • A rectangle cake decorated with Nissan GTR car image in buttercream.
      Nissan GTR Car Birthday Cake
    • A 2 tier cake covered in chocolate frosting and decorated with fondant tools.
      Tools Cake Design for Birthday
    • A pink heart shaped cake with buttercream rosette frosting and gold arrow running across.
      Mini Heart Shaped Cakes
    • Three jars of chocolate cake layered with green buttercream and decorated with witch legs in orange and black on a black cake stand.
      Witches' Brew Halloween Cake Jars
    • A two tier castle cake in pink, decorated with 6 Disney princess toy toppers.
      Buttercream Castle Cake with Princess Toppers (How to Make)
    • A square cake decorated with yellow and black buttercream squares and Transformers edible image.
      Transformers Cake (How to Make)
    • A 2 tier mini confetti cake in buttercream and pink and purple flowers
      Mini Confetti Cake - A Cute Cake Decorating Idea
    • A cake in the shape of an open book with pink flowers and green leaves and scrolls.
      Open Book Cake Design (How to Make)
    • A two tier frosted cake on a black stand, with a large slice of cake cut out.
      Lavender Earl Grey Cake with Lavender Buttercream
    • A round cake decorated with polka dots icing. A slice is cut out.
      Easy Coffee Flavored Cake with Coffee Buttercream Frosting
    • A round marble cake covered in marbled buttercream. A slice of the cake is cut out.
      Marble Pound Cake with Icing
    • A round cake covered in buttercream rosettes.
      Butter Pound Cake with Buttercream Frosting
    • A round cake covered in white buttercream on a gold cake stand.
      Easy Orange Cake with Buttercream Frosting (the BEST ever!)
    • A round cake covered in white buttercream with pink and maroon rosettes and green leaves. Cake is on a white cake stand.
      Moist Vanilla Cake (Easy Homemade Layer Cake)
    • A round chocolate cake covered in chocolate icing and a slice cut out.
      Moist Eggless Chocolate Cake with Icing (The Best Ever!)
    • A square birthday cake with fondant hammer, screwdriver, bolts, nuts and ladder.
      Tools Birthday Cake
    • A 3d shaped car cake in red icing.
      Car Cake Design For Boys (How to Make)
    • Doll cake in pink buttercream gown, with the doll holding a bouquet of buttercream flowers.
      Doll Cake Design
    • A round rosette cake in white, pink, burgundy and green.
      Rosette Cake (Buttercream Cake Recipe)
    • A round black cake with Star Wars themed cake.
      Star Wars Birthday Cake (How to Make)
    • A round double barrel cake decorated with Simba cake topper, Lion King edible image and green fondant palm leaves.
      Lion King Cake with Simba Cake Topper
    • A square blue cake decorated with Ariel the Little Mermaid characters.
      Ariel the Little Mermaid Cake Design
    • A round cake in blue with PJ Masks characters cake toppers.
      PJ Masks Birthday Cake (How to Make)
    • A Little Mermaid sheet cake decorated in buttercream and toy Ariel topper. On Ariel sides are fondant Sebastian and a yellow octopus.
      Little Mermaid Birthday Cake
    • Minnie Mouse cake on a gold cake board.
      Minnie Mouse Buttercream Cake
    • Poster for a rectangle cake decorated with buttercream topiary in pink.
      Easy Mother's Day Cake

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