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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Sure, amid the flurry of finding gifts and wrapping everything elaborately, who has time to stack meringues and glue them together with buttercream? Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2024 Grinchy Claus Doughnut: An Original Glazed doughnut dipped in chocolate icing, topped with white buttercream, Christmas crispies and Grinch piece. Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024 There is a buttercream squiggle, red, green and white sprinkles and a Grinch decoration on top of each doughnut. Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 25 Nov. 2024 Sweeter Days: Fluffy cupcakes, chewy cookies and mile-high cakes are among the temptations, but special mention goes to the Chocolate Salted Pretzel cake, a tower of chocolate cake layers slathered with caramel and chocolate buttercream, sprinkled with sea salt and trimmed with pretzels. Lori Capullo, Sun Sentinel, 10 Sep. 2024 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 Dec. 2024.

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