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Ganache
Ingredients: Chocolate, heavy cream. Typical Usage: Filling, frosting, glaze, or truffle base.
Swiss Meringue Buttercream
Ingredients: Egg whites, granulated sugar, butter, vanilla extract. Typical Usage: Used for smooth cake icing, decorating, and piping.
American Buttercream
Ingredients: Powdered sugar, butter, milk or cream, vanilla extract. Typical Usage: Used for decorating cakes and cupcakes.
Chocolate Glaze
Ingredients: Chocolate, heavy cream, corn syrup (optional). Typical Usage: Pourable glaze for eclairs, donuts, and cakes.
Ermine Frosting
Ingredients: Sugar, flour, milk, butter, vanilla extract. Typical Usage: Smooth and light frosting alternative to buttercream for cakes and cupcakes.
Mirror Glaze
Ingredients: Sugar, water, gelatin, condensed milk, chocolate, food coloring. Typical Usage: Glossy finishing on entremets and mousse cakes.
Italian Meringue Buttercream
Ingredients: Egg whites, sugar syrup, butter, flavorings. Typical Usage: Used for frosting and filling cakes, also for piping flowers.
Whipped Cream Frosting
Ingredients: Heavy cream, powdered sugar, vanilla extract. Typical Usage: Topping for fruit, pies, and light cakes like sponge or angel food.
Peanut Butter Frosting
Ingredients: Peanut butter, powdered sugar, butter, milk or cream. Typical Usage: Frosting for chocolate and banana cakes or cupcakes.
Caramel Frosting
Ingredients: Sugar, butter, heavy cream, vanilla extract. Typical Usage: Frosting for cakes and cupcakes, especially apple or spice flavored ones.
Mocha Frosting
Ingredients: Powdered sugar, butter, cocoa powder, espresso powder, milk or cream. Typical Usage: Frosting for coffee-flavored cakes and chocolate desserts.
Seven-Minute Frosting
Ingredients: Sugar, corn syrup, water, egg whites, vanilla extract. Typical Usage: Light, fluffy frosting for cakes and cupcakes.
Marshmallow Fondant
Ingredients: Marshmallows, powdered sugar, water, vegetable shortening (for kneading). Typical Usage: Rolled out for cake covering or molding figures.
Salted Caramel Glaze
Ingredients: Sugar, butter, heavy cream, sea salt. Typical Usage: Glaze for donuts, cakes, and topping for ice cream.
Royal Icing
Ingredients: Powdered sugar, egg whites or meringue powder, water. Typical Usage: Piping details on cookies, assembling and decorating gingerbread houses.
Fondant
Ingredients: Sugar, water, glucose syrup or corn syrup, gelatin (usually). Typical Usage: Rolled out to cover cakes, or sculpted for decorations.
Lemon Glaze
Ingredients: Powdered sugar, lemon juice, lemon zest. Typical Usage: Drizzled over lemon cakes, loafs, and scones.
French Buttercream
Ingredients: Egg yolks, sugar syrup, butter, vanilla extract. Typical Usage: Used as a rich frosting and filling for cakes and pastries.
Glaze Icing
Ingredients: Powdered sugar, milk or water, vanilla extract (optional). Typical Usage: Thin icing for drizzling on cakes, pastries, and donuts.
Cream Cheese Frosting
Ingredients: Cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, vanilla extract. Typical Usage: Frosting for carrot cakes, red velvet cakes, and spice cakes.
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