Menu Enter a recipe name, ingredient, keyword...

Butter icing recipes - 9 recipes

Google Ads

Chef Tips and Tricks

How to trim and tie a roast

In this video, we show you the best way to trim and tie a roast, all by yourself! You don't need the butcher or supermarket to do it for you when it's so easy to do it at home. 

Top rated Butter icing recipes

By

Add sugar and water to pan, bring to boil, boil at medium heat

  • 2 cups Sugar
  • 1 cup Water
3.4/5 (158 Votes)

By

Make the crystallized rose petals the day before you want to serve the cupcakes

  • For the cupcakes:
  • 175g caster sugar
  • 175g unsalted butter
  • 3 large eggs, separated
  • 175g self raising flour
  • 175g plain cooked (vacuum packed) beetroot, drained (hold a few drops of juice back to use as colouring) and pureed
  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract
  • For the icing:
  • 300g Icing sugar
  • 150g unsalted butter, slightly softened
  • a few drops rose flower water, to taste
  • a few drops beetroot juice, to colour
  • For the crystallized rose petals:
  • 3 organic pink roses, separated into petals
  • 1 egg white
  • Caster sugar (a sprinkling)
3.3/5 (107 Votes)

By

A yummy chocolate biscuit covered in nuts and layered with custard butter cream and topped off with with chocolate

  • 250 ml (1 cup) graham crackers, crumbled
  • 125 ml (1/2 cup) shredded coconut
  • 75 ml (1/3 cup) finely chopped walnut halved
  • 60 ml (1/4 cup) cocoa powder
  • 60 ml (1/4 cup) granulated sugar
  • 75 ml (1/3 cup) melted butter
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • Filling:
  • 60 ml (1/4 cup) butter
  • 30 ml (2 tbsp) custard powder
  • 2 ml (1/2 tsp) vanilla
  • 200 ml (2 cups) icing sugar
  • 30 ml (2 tbsp) milk
  • Topping:
  • 113 g (4 oz) semi-sweet chocolate, chopped
  • 15 ml (1 tbsp) butter
3.1/5 (84 Votes)

By

This victoria sponge is a twist on the tradition victoria sponge as it has an icing topping

  • 150g Self Raising Flour
  • 150g Caster Sugar
  • 1-2 Eggs
  • 150g Butter
  • 5 Tbsp Raspberry Jam
  • For butter icing:
  • 100g Butter
  • 200g Icing Sugar
4.1/5 (11 Votes)

By

Simple butter icing - perfect for buns and Victoria sponges

  • 2 Tablespoons of milk
  • 1 Tablespoon of butter
  • 200g Sifted Icing Sugar
3.9/5 (14 Votes)

By

Cream together the butter and icing sugar in a small bowl

  • 150g butter at room temperature
  • 300g icing sugar
  • 1-2 tablespoons of vanilla essence
  • a few drops of food colouring
  • flavourings
3.3/5 (59 Votes)

By

Cream suagr and butter together

  • -Cake-
  • 200g Caster Sugar
  • 200g Butter
  • 200g Self-raising Flour
  • 4 Eggs
  • Splash Milk
  • 1 Teaspoon Baking Powder
  • Vanilla Essence
  • -Vitoria Filling-
  • Butter
  • Icing Sugar
  • Vanilla Essence
  • Strawberry Jam
  • -Dragonscale Icing-
  • Butter
  • Icing Sugar
  • Milk Chocolate Bar
  • Chocolate Powder
2.9/5 (17 Votes)

By

A very classy and formal biscuit

  • Biscuits
  • 175g Butter
  • 50g Icing sugar
  • 125g Self Raising Flour
  • 50g Cornflour
  • Coating
  • 100g Dark Chocolate
2.8/5 (17 Votes)

By

Great for cake decoration :)

  • 75g softened butter
  • 175g icing sugar
  • Additional flavours or colours you want to add
2.4/5 (5 Votes)

Any burning questions? Ask our chefs below!

Butter icing Peanut Butter Icing