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Icing, drizzles and sauces for cakes

Dress your cake up in its finest for a special occasion with a quality icing, a thick curd or a drizzle of sauce.

Easy chocolate buttercream icing

An easy chocolate buttercream that tastes better than the usual, because of the real melted chocolate. This recipe can be easily doubled.

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Basic buttercream icing

Cakes and baking

Mary Berry's royal icing

Cakes and baking

Cream cheese frosting

by William Leigh

Cakes and baking

Lemon curd

Chocolate ganache

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Caramel sauce

Christmas cake icing

by The BBC Food team

Cakes and baking

How to make icing

by Stacie Stewart

Cakes and baking

Vegan chocolate fudge icing

by Charlotte O'Leary

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Toffee sauce

Hazelnut chocolate spread

by Paul A Young

Homemade lemon curd

Easy chocolate sauce

Vegan chocolate fudge icing

by Charlotte O'Leary

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Orange and thyme curd

Salted caramel sauce

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