Etymology
Origin of buttercream
Example Sentences
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Susan Prunty’s bakery in Medford, Ore., sold about 25 Christmas cookie decorating kits through the middle of last December, complete with a dozen freshly baked sugar cookies, buttercream frosting, and sprinkles.
From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025
On a Wednesday evening in August, Celeste Perkins walked into El Atacor #1 in Cypress Park holding a towering three-tiered cake, frosted in American buttercream and airbrushed in oversaturated hues of red, green and blue.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2025
These are best served at room temperature, where the buttercream is soft and lush.
From Salon • Apr. 16, 2025
And doughnuts that capture the sun’s disappearing act with the help of buttercream frosting.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 15, 2024
“You’re amazing,” he would say, and I would feel like a buttercream with a hazelnut heart.
From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli
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