Makes enough to fill and ice a three-tier cake Fill your cakes with a silky smooth meringue buttercream ... If you like, you can also add melted chocolate, freeze-dried fruit powder, malt extract ...

For Italian or Swiss-style buttercream, whisk molten sugar (heated to the soft ball stage, 112-116C/234-240F) into whisked egg whites. Whisk the fat into the meringue mixture as it cools – the ...