• Lucas
• 02 May, 2026
• • Cake Decorating
  • Buttercream
  • Cream Cheese Frosting
  • Layer Cake
  • Frosting Techniques
  • Baking Tips
  • Lemon Blueberry Cake

Can You Use Buttercream and Cream Cheese Frosting on the Same Cake?

You’ve done it. You’ve baked the most tender, fragrant lemon cake layers imaginable. In one bowl, you have a silky, stable vanilla bean buttercream. In another, a tangy, luxurious cream cheese frosting just begging to be paired with fresh blueberries. The dream is to combine them—a sturdy, pipeable exterior with a soft, decadent filling. But then the fear creeps in: the dreaded frosting bulge.