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Buttercreams, Frosting, Spreads & Drizzles Archives

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White chocolate buttercream

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Strawberry buttercream

Naturally flavoured and coloured with freeze-dried strawberries.

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Condensed milk buttercream

Also known as Russian buttercream, the condensed milk in this recipe gives the frosting a super silky texture and a delicious hit of malty milk flavour.

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Homemade salted caramel sauce

This caramel is perfect for drizzling over your favourite bakes, rippling into homemade ice cream or mixed into buttercream. If left in the fridge, it sets up into a soft, spoon-drop consistency so makes a great filling for cupcakes and cakes.

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Whipped cream cheese frosting

Made with cream instead of butter, this lighter cream cheese frosting is delicious dolloped on top of single-layer cakes and decorated with fresh seasonal fruit. Have a look at some of our delicious flavour variations to use for all of your favourite MiniMakes bakes!

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Homemade lemon curd

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Whipped coconut & Greek yoghurt frosting

A light, not-too-sweet frosting for all your summer bakes. This frosting is stable enough to pipe onto cupcakes and freezes well – simply defrost in the fridge overnight when ready to use.

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Chocolate fudge frosting

A thick and decadent chocolate frosting made using chocolate, cream and butter (i.e. all the good stuff).

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Lemon buttercream

Creamy, citrusy, tangy goodness for your favourtie MiniMakes bakes!

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Dark chocolate ganache

This ganache is extremely versatile and can be used in many ways depending on its consistency. Serve the warm with desserts, pour over cakes as a glaze or place in the fridge to cool. Once firmer, use as a frosting or filling or wait until it’s completely set to make homemade truffles.

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Cream cheese icing

Sweet, tangy and delicious, this cream cheese icing is a luscious accompaniment to make your minimakes bakes shine. See our tips for fun flavour ideas!

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Vegan raspberry icing

A bright and beautiful icing tickled pink with fresh raspberries. Perfect as a topping for cakes, cupcakes, tray bakes and more!

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Fresh raspberry icing

A bright, beautiful and naturally-coloured icing tickled pink with fresh raspberries. Perfect as a finishing touch on cakes, cupcakes, tray bakes and more!

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Vegan peanut butter icing

Deliciously creamy and packed full of peanut buttery goodness, this icing is the perfect finishing touch for your favourite bakes.

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Peanut butter icing

Deliciously creamy and packed full of peanut buttery goodness, this icing is the perfect finishing touch for your favourite bakes.

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Vegan cinnamon frosting

A sweet and silky buttercream speckled with our very best cinnamon for all your favourite vegan bakes.

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Cinnamon buttercream

A sweet and silky buttercream speckled with our very best cinnamon for all your favourite bakes.

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Vegan coffee frosting

Use this beautifully-balanced buttercream to finish off your favourite vegan bakes, like vanilla cupcakes, a mocha loaf or chocolate espresso sandwich cookies.

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Coffee buttercream

Use this beautifully balanced buttercream to finish off your favourite bakes, like vanilla cupcakes, coffee walnut loaf or banana bread. Easily make a vegan-friendly version of this recipe by swapping out the butter for a plant-based alternative.

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Vegan vanilla frosting

A sweet and silky vanilla buttercream to finish off your favourite vegan bakes.

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Vanilla buttercream

A sweet and silky vanilla buttercream to finish off your favourite bakes. Swap out the butter and milk for plant-based alternatives for a vegan-friendly variation.

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Vegan chocolate frosting

A rich and silky chocolate buttercream to finish off your favourite vegan bakes.

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Chocolate buttercream

A rich and silky chocolate buttercream to finish off your favourite bakes. Swap out the butter and milk for plant-based alternatives for a vegan-friendly variation.