buttercream en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From butter + cream.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A type of thick, sweet icing or cake-filling made by creaming butter (or sometimes another fat, such as margarine) with powdered sugar.
He was the first one to use gelatin in his buttercreams, and to make such extensive use of the freezer.
2009 January 9, Basil Katz, “Gaston Lenôtre, Who Built a Culinary Brand, Is Dead at 88”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| buttercreams | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (10)
es crema de mantequilla (type of icing) · it crema al burro (type of icing) · ga uachtar ime (type of icing) · ru крем (type of icing) · pl polewa kremowa (type of icing) · de Buttercreme (type of icing) · ko 버터크림 (type of icing) · no smørkrem (type of icing) · ca crema de mantega (type of icing) · tr tereyağlı krema (type of icing)