It takes about 2 cups of icing to frost an 8-inch cake, so this recipe makes enough to frost multiple layers. Vanilla buttercream may be stored, tightly covered, in the refrigerator for up to one week ...

I recently received an email from an Idea Alley reader asking if (and why) a meringue recipe featured was better than the ...

This is what's referred to as an Italian meringue buttercream—it's light and delicious. The softened butter is beaten into a fluffy meringue; it looks like it will never come together when you first ...

There are times when even the best store-bought frosting just won't cut it. If you're going to go to the trouble of making a ...

Q-I love the fluffy white icing on the cakes and cupcakes from bakeries. It is so light and airy and it stays soft for several days. Nothing I ever made, either from a package mix or from scratch, is ...

Buche de noel, also known as a yule log, is a traditional Christmas dessert in France, often served on Christmas Eve or after Christmas Day dinner. It's a roulade, or rolled cake, filled and iced with ...

Birthday cake decorated with buttercream frosting - Betsie Van Der Meer/Getty Images There are times when even the best store-bought frosting just won't cut it. If you're going to go to the trouble of ...