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.

We have given generous quantities of fondant icing to help you cover your cake smoothly. You may have some excess. A small amount of buttercream is suggested to help the fondant stick to the cake.

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