Although buttercream and cream cheese frosting are often used interchangeably, you might want to put some more thought into ...

Dan Lepard's buttercream is ... help the mixture to cream well without splitting and holds it firmer at room temperature than if only butter is used. Mix the icing sugar, glucose, condensed ...

Make Ahead: Cream cheese frosting can be made 2 days ahead. Store in an airtight container and refrigerate.

In warmer kitchens it may help to add a pinch of cream ... buttercream. French-style buttercream is made in the same way, but with the addition of egg yolks, which produce a much richer icing.

Basic icing is sugar mixed with milk, which is then flavored with cream cheese, cocoa powder and butter or egg whites. The simplest frosting of all, glacé icing, is just powdered sugar and water.

When all the icing sugar has been added and the buttercream is light and creamy, beat in the cream cheese. Only beat until the cream cheese is just incorporated into the buttercream as if you ...