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Buttercream Boards are such an easy dessert charcutrie board for any occasion. This Rainbow version is the perfect party dessert for St. Patrick’s Day, a rainbow birthday party, or Pride month!
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What is a Buttercream Board?
Buttercream boards are another name for a frosting board – it’s a board or large platter that’s frosted with frosting, usually in some color or design or shape for a holiday. Surrounced by dippers like mini cookies or candy or fruit, a board like this is the perfect party dessert for any occasion.
This rainbow buttercream board is perfect for St. Patrick’s Day – but if my daughter was still young I’d serve it at a rainbow party along with rainbow cupcakes! Or, make it to celebrate Pride month in June!
Ingredients Needed
- Frosting: Use a can of white or vanilla frosting or make homemade! Cream Cheese Frosting works great too.
- Food Coloring: Depending on what shape, design, or color you want, you’ll need food coloring. I love Gel colors, but you can use regular too.
Tools Needed
- Large board (like a wooden cutting board you’d serve charcuterie on) or a large platter
- Parchment or wax paper for easy clean up (optional but it helps)
- Ziploc bags or piping bags, for piping
How to make a Buttercream Board
- Color your frosting as desired (for this board you’ll want the colors of the rainbow).
- Decide what shape you want to do – cut out a wax or parchment paper to fit your platter if using.
- Add froting to piping bags and pipe the rainbow.
- Add dippers to the board for serving.
Expert Tips
- If I’m doing a complicated shape, I’ll draw my image on the wax paper or parchment paper, then flip it over and trace with my frosting.
- You don’t have to pipe the frosting if you want to do it by hand but for me it’s easier.
- Use gel food coloring for vibrant colors.
- Store covered in the refrigerator. The frosting will dry out after several hours.
Rainbow Buttercream Board Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 can vanilla frosting
- food coloring
- 5 ounces Large Marshmallows
- Assorted dippers
Instructions
- Separate your frosting into 6 bowls. Color each bowl a different color of the rainbow.
- Place each frosting in a ziploc bag and cut off one tip.
- If desired, cover your board or tray with parchment paper or wax paper.
- Pipe your rainbow.
- Surround the rainbow with dippers, like mini cookies or marshmallows for clouds.
Recipe Notes
- If I’m doing a complicated shape, I’ll draw my image on the wax paper or parchment paper, then flip it over and trace with my frosting.
- You don’t have to pipe the frosting if you want to do it by hand but for me it’s easier.
- Use gel food coloring for vibrant colors.
- Store covered in the refrigerator. The frosting will dry out after several hours.
