buttercream

/bˈʌɾɚkɹˌim/ noun

A type of thick, sweet icing or cake-filling made by creaming butter (or sometimes another fat, such as margarine) with powdered sugar.

Word Origin Buttercream is exactly what it sounds like — a blend of butter and cream. But 'butter' itself comes from Latin 'butyrum', tracing back to the PIE root *gwou- meaning 'cow', so buttercream is literally 'cow cream'. The same root gives us 'buttery', 'buttermilk', and even 'butterfly' (though that one's a different story).

noun A type of thick, sweet icing or cake-filling made by creaming butter (or sometimes another fat, such as margarine) with powdered sugar. countable

The wedding cake was decorated with delicate buttercream roses.

(名词) 奶油霜;黄油奶油

婚礼蛋糕上用精致的奶油霜玫瑰装饰。

(sustantivo) Un tipo de glaseado o relleno de pastel espeso y dulce, hecho batiendo mantequilla (o a veces otra grasa, como margarina) con azúcar glass.

El pastel de bodas estaba decorado con delicadas rosas de betún de mantequilla.

(nom) crème au beurre; glaçage au beurre; buttercream [Type de glaçage épais et sucré, obtenu en mélangeant du beurre avec du sucre glace.]

Le gâteau de mariage était décoré de délicates roses en crème au beurre.

(Substantiv) Buttercreme [Eine dicke, süße Glasur oder Füllung für Kuchen, hergestellt durch das Vermengen von Butter (oder Margarine) mit Puderzucker.]

Die Hochzeitstorte war mit zarten **buttercream**-Rosen verziert.

(名詞) バター(またはマーガリンなどの脂肪)と粉砂糖を練り合わせて作る、濃厚で甘いアイシングまたはケーキの詰め物。

ウェディングケーキは繊細なバタークリームのバラで飾られていた。

(substantivo) creme de manteiga; buttercream; cobertura de manteiga [Um tipo de cobertura grossa e doce ou recheio de bolo feito batendo manteiga (ou às vezes outra gordura, como margarina) com açúcar de confeiteiro.]

O bolo de casamento foi decorado com delicadas rosas de buttercream.

Word parts: butter + cream

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