buttercream

noun

but·​ter·​cream ˈbə-tər-ˌkrēm How to pronounce buttercream (audio)
: a sweet butter-based mixture used especially as a filling or frosting

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The brownies are topped with a mint buttercream filling and then with a chocolate ganache. Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025 The cake, purchased from Meg's Sweet Treats, a small business in Beaufort, South Carolina, also featured a buttercream transfer of Squidward. Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025 For their cake, the couple opted for an apple cinnamon sponge confection with peach jam and mascarpone filling, and cognac tonka bean buttercream decorated with seasonal flowers by Aimee France. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 17 Jan. 2025 Crushed raspberries smeared into rich buttercream slathered on a three-tier layer cake with swirls of raspberry jam in the filling. Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 7 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for buttercream 

Word History

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of buttercream was in 1908

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“Buttercream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buttercream. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.

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