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Rethinking American Buttercream: Still Quick and Easy, Just Better
If you've ever had a supermarket sheet cake, you've tasted American buttercream: a simple frosting made with little more than butter and powdered sugar. It's a frosting that's gotten a bad reputation—but we understand that bad ingredients and technique can ruin even the most delicious dessert, and that American buttercream can be flat-out amazing with a little attention to detail.