buttercream Archives - ZoëBakes eat dessert first Tue, 07 Jul 2026 14:12:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 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 (With My Favorite Recipe) 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 Buttercream is the all time classic frosting. When you think of “cake,” you’re probably picturing one topped with buttercream. Read on to learn how to make the quintessential frosting. Those beautiful cakes you see in the bakery window? The box of cupcakes at an office party?Likely decorated with buttercream. But, […]

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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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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2017/12/10/outrageous-mocha-buttercream/feed/ 115 573 Chocolate Orange Cake https://www.zoebakes.com/2017/09/04/chocolate-orange-cake/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2017/09/04/chocolate-orange-cake/#comments Mon, 04 Sep 2017 16:08:31 +0000 http://zoebakes.com/?p=7558 One of my dreams is to travel to Chinon, France and stay at the Hotel Diderot, where the proprietor makes homemade marmalade. It’s owner is one of my favorite food bloggers, Jamie Schler, who is an amazing baker, cook and the writer I want to be. Basically, she has crafted […]

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