buttercream Archives - ZoëBakes eat dessert first Thu, 09 Apr 2026 01:43:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 36689627 Bûche de Noël ~ Christmas Yule Log https://www.zoebakes.com/2024/11/26/buche-de-noel-christmas-yule-log/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2024/11/26/buche-de-noel-christmas-yule-log/#comments Tue, 26 Nov 2024 16:00:41 +0000 http://zoebakes.com/?p=2664 Bûche de Noël is a fun, festive cake resembling a holiday yule log. It’s a beautiful cake that’s perfect as a Christmas dessert. This is a classic French dessert that is served at Christmas time. Bûche de Noël translates as the “Christmas Log” and is meant to look like the […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2024/11/26/buche-de-noel-christmas-yule-log/feed/ 45 2664 St Patrick’s Day Cupcakes https://www.zoebakes.com/2024/03/04/st-patricks-day-cupcake/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2024/03/04/st-patricks-day-cupcake/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2024 18:46:10 +0000 http://zoebakes.com/?p=7785 Happy St. Patrick’s Day. Here is a simple, but delicious St. Patrick’s Day cupcakes recipe to help you celebrate this greenest of holidays. You can watch me bake and decorate these St. Patrick’s Day cupcakes in my Instagram videos. You’ll also see me save a buttercream from ruin and bring […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2024/03/04/st-patricks-day-cupcake/feed/ 7 7785 Buttercream 101 https://www.zoebakes.com/2023/10/16/how-to-buttercream-a-cake-video/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2023/10/16/how-to-buttercream-a-cake-video/#comments Tue, 17 Oct 2023 03:17:57 +0000 http://zoebakes.com/?p=4018 Those beautiful cakes you see in the bakery window or the box of cupcakes at an office party are likely decorated with buttercream. But, what kind? “Buttercream” is a word used for a whole category of frostings, so it is helpful to know the different kinds so you can make […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2023/10/16/how-to-buttercream-a-cake-video/feed/ 68 4018 Buttercream Rose Cake https://www.zoebakes.com/2020/03/23/buttercream-rose-cake/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2020/03/23/buttercream-rose-cake/#comments Mon, 23 Mar 2020 17:01:33 +0000 https://zoebakes.com/?p=11189 Looking for video tutorials? Check out my Cake Basics series on YouTube! You’ll learn how to trim and slice, how to fill a layer cake, how to crumb coat and how to decorate! Today is my best friend’s birthday and nothing short of a Buttercream Rose Cake will do. This […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2020/03/23/buttercream-rose-cake/feed/ 1 11189 Funfetti Birthday Cake with Chocolate Feathers https://www.zoebakes.com/2019/03/17/funfetti-birthday-cake-with-chocolate-feathers/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2019/03/17/funfetti-birthday-cake-with-chocolate-feathers/#comments Sun, 17 Mar 2019 16:24:04 +0000 https://zoebakes.com/?p=9865 Last week my youngest son turned 18. It hit me that he’s a man and about to head out into the world to make his mark. I am so excited for him and looking forward to watching him and his brother become their own men, but it’s a touch bittersweet […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2019/03/17/funfetti-birthday-cake-with-chocolate-feathers/feed/ 203 9865 Almond Cake with Buttercream Roses https://www.zoebakes.com/2019/02/24/almond-cake-with-buttercream-roses/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2019/02/24/almond-cake-with-buttercream-roses/#comments Sun, 24 Feb 2019 15:57:53 +0000 https://zoebakes.com/?p=9780 At the core this almond cake is a pound cake that has a perfectly dense crumb and is rich with almond paste, but it is also a tribute to spring. The buttercream roses are a fun way to add beauty for a celebration! The decoration came to me after I […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2019/02/24/almond-cake-with-buttercream-roses/feed/ 21 9780 Honeycomb Banana Layer Cake https://www.zoebakes.com/2018/10/09/honeycomb-banana-layer-cake/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2018/10/09/honeycomb-banana-layer-cake/#comments Wed, 10 Oct 2018 00:00:35 +0000 https://zoebakes.com/?p=8872 Looking for video tutorials? Check out my Cake Basics series on YouTube! You’ll learn how to trim and slice, how to fill a layer cake, how to crumb coat and how to decorate! This Honeycomb Banana Layer Cake is inspired by Cadbury Crunchie Bar candy my husband ate as a […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2018/10/09/honeycomb-banana-layer-cake/feed/ 3 8872 Cajeta Cake with Cinnamon Buttercream https://www.zoebakes.com/2018/04/28/cinnamon-cajeta-cake/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2018/04/28/cinnamon-cajeta-cake/#comments Sat, 28 Apr 2018 17:34:10 +0000 http://zoebakes.com/?p=7859 Looking for video tutorials? Check out my Cake Basics series on YouTube! You’ll learn how to trim and slice, how to fill a layer cake, how to crumb coat and how to decorate! This week I finished the second round of edits on my new book. That’s about halfway through […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2018/04/28/cinnamon-cajeta-cake/feed/ 4 7859 Outrageous Mocha Buttercream! https://www.zoebakes.com/2017/12/10/outrageous-mocha-buttercream/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2017/12/10/outrageous-mocha-buttercream/#comments Sun, 10 Dec 2017 17:30:56 +0000 http://zoebakes.com/?p=573 This mocha buttercream may be the most delicious buttercream I’ve ever made. I wish I could take all of the credit for it, but it is from Carol Bloom’s The Essential Baker. As many of you know I have been baking through the book for the past month or so. […]

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