On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. This article needs buttercream bakery citations for verification.

Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Text document with red question mark. Some of this article’s listed sources may not be reliable. Please help this article by looking for better, more reliable sources. Unreliable citations may be challenged or deleted.

Buttercream, also referred to as butter icing or butter frosting, is used for either filling, coating or decorating cakes. Buttercream is commonly flavored with vanilla. Other common flavors are chocolate, fruits, and other liquid extracts. Food coloring is commonly added if the buttercream is being used as decoration. Buttercream can be piped or spread in decorative patterns and shapes. Mock cream or buttercream is a simple buttercream made by creaming together butter and powdered sugar to the desired consistency and lightness. Some or all of the butter can be replaced with margarine, or shortening.