Use this simple buttercream icing recipe to decorate your birthday cakes, cupcakes and sandwich biscuits. Try adding a little food colouring gel for a splash of colour to your butter icing.

Cake Decorating: Buttercream frosting is perfect for decorating cakes ... Ingredients: Instructions: In a mixing bowl, beat the softened butter until creamy and smooth. Gradually add the powdered ...

Grease 4 x 20cm/8in ultra-shallow layer cake tins and line them with baking paper. Don’t use loose-bottomed tins as this is a runny batter. Cut the butter ... To make the icing, sift the icing ...