Buttercream frosting is a sweet and fluffy frosting made primarily from butter, sugar, and flavorings. There are several variations of buttercream, including American buttercream, Swiss meringue ...
Unlike buttercream, a butter-based frosting that stays soft at room temperature, royal icing (made with just powdered sugar, water, and egg whites or meringue powder) hardens as it sets. Stack a few ...
Jim Robinson won grand champion, with a chai pumpkin meringue pie ... with butter pumpkin cupcakes with a spiced brown buttercream icing. Rosie Hunt earned the top prize under the quick ...
The icing sugar (confectioner's sugar ... some of the moisture and makes the meringue more stable. I almost always have spare egg whites (after using the yolks) in the back of my fridge ...