buttercream
noun
but·ter·cream
ˈbə-tər-ˌkrēm 
: a sweet butter-based mixture used especially as a filling or frosting
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The pop, which features a strawberry design, includes strawberry cream cake mixed with buttercream and dipped in chocolate icing.
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Erin Clements, People.com, 27 May 2025
The lineup includes three new doughnuts: Pac-Man Party doughnut: Original glazed doughnut topped with yellow buttercream icing, celebration sprinkles and a Pac-Man piece.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 12 May 2025
Top with powdered sugar, berries and cream, or your favorite buttercream frosting.
—Amanda Holstein, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2025
The buttercream is rounded out with a juicy plum butter to give it a bit of tang.
—Francesca Krempa, StyleCaster, 14 Apr. 2025
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Erin Clements, People.com, 27 May 2025
The lineup includes three new doughnuts: Pac-Man Party doughnut: Original glazed doughnut topped with yellow buttercream icing, celebration sprinkles and a Pac-Man piece.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 12 May 2025
Top with powdered sugar, berries and cream, or your favorite buttercream frosting.
—Amanda Holstein, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2025
The buttercream is rounded out with a juicy plum butter to give it a bit of tang.
—Francesca Krempa, StyleCaster, 14 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for buttercream
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“Buttercream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buttercream. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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