Frosting Recipes

Take your cakes and cookies to the next level with our frosting recipes, including our famous vanilla buttercream. You’ll find royal icing recipes and how-to’s here, too.

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    Million Dollar Cake

    Pineapple and mandarin oranges give this easy cake a refreshing, tropical twist. With cake mix and pudding mix as ingredients, it is a breeze to put together when you're short on prep time. Plus, it needs to chill before serving, so it's a perfect make-ahead dessert for potlucks and parties! —Rashanda Cobbins, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

    Cupcake Frosting

    Simple vanilla frosting is a great topper for any cupcake. I frosted 300 cupcakes with this recipe for my wedding...



    Air-Fryer Mocha Cupcakes

    These luscious air-fryer cupcakes smell wonderful while they cook. If you have the drawer-type air fryer, you'll need to use...


    Peppermint Schnapps Hot Cocoa Snowflakes

    Mint and chocolate are perfect partners in these cutout cookies! —James Schend, Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin

    Frosting vs. Icing: What’s the Difference?

    If you want your cakes and cookies to look and taste their best, know the difference between frosting vs. icing.


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    Best Vanilla Buttercream

    Why is this recipe crowned the best vanilla buttercream frosting? With its powerfully decadent vanilla bean flavor and delightfully creamy...

    Raspberry Moscow Mule Cake

    This Moscow mule cake is my favorite cake I've ever made from scratch. It's so moist and flavorful, and it...


    Margarita Cake

    This margarita cake is perfect for a picnic on a warm day. You'll be surprised at how closely it tastes...


    Strawberry Cupcakes with Whipped Cream Frosting

    Fresh strawberries are full of water, so they have a tendency to weigh down cake batters and make soggy cakes....


    Strawberry Lemon Cupcakes

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    My granddaughter Sydney has acquired a love of baking. While I was visiting her in Tampa, we made these light,...

    Our Favorite Frosting Tools for Bakery Window-Worthy Cakes

    Serious about cake decorating? We've rounded up the most essential frosting tools you need to create professional-looking cakes.


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    Game Night Domino Brownies

    Brownies are the perfect handheld treat, and they’re even more fun when decorated like dominoes. Chocolate lovers, rejoice! —Barbara Birk,...


    Lemon Blueberry Whoopie Pies

    These whoopie pies are soft, cakey cookies studded with tart, juicy blueberries and filled with tangy cream cheese frosting. I...


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    Carrot Spice Thumbprint Cookies

    Carrot cake is a family favorite, and these delicious cookies with shredded carrots, dried cranberries, toasted walnuts, cinnamon and cloves...


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    Cinnamon-Spice Brownies

    Gail Mehle of Rock Springs, Wyoming submitted the original recipe for these brownies with a secret ingredient: cinnamon. The spicy...

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    Apple Pie Cupcakes with Cinnamon Buttercream

    These apple pie cupcakes are always a hit! They are so easy to make and the flavor just screams fall....


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    Summertime Fun Cookies

    Use this basic sugar cookie recipe to make the perfect poolside treat. Kids (and adults) won't be able to get...


    Cranberry Sauce Cake

    This tender cake is so easy to make because it mixes in one bowl. Slice it at the table so...


    Blackberry Cake

    Wild blackberries are plentiful here, so I started making this cake to put that pretty crop to good use. Everyone...


    Apple Walnut Cake

    This moist apple walnut cake is perfect for brunch. It gets its appeal from big chunks of sweet apples, nutty...


    Chocolate-Peanut Butter Sheet Cake

    I love peanut butter and chocolate, so I combined recipes to blend the two. This chocolate peanut butter cake is...


    Walnut Banana Cupcakes

    What makes these tender banana cupcakes extra special is the nutmeg, but make sure it's fresh. They're amazingly good; I...


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    Zucchini Brownies

    A fast-to-fix peanut butter and chocolate frosting tops these moist brownies that are a sweet way to use up your...


    Pizza Cake

    Our kids had a great time putting...

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    Nice ‘n’ Soft Sugar Cookies

    My family’s all-time favorite Christmas cookie has had a million shapes over the years. Little ones have fun making their...


    Swiss Chocolate Bars

    —Margaret Jelinek, Wrentham, Massachusetts


    Sweet Potato Mini Cakes

    Whenever I make these cute desserts, I think of my grandmother. She always used extra sweet potatoes from her garden...


    Almond Poppy Seed Bars

    These squares have a sweet frosting and a generous sprinkling of poppy seeds. The bars are a snap to whip...


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    Peanut Butter Chocolate Poke Cake

    When my family is planning a get-together, I can count on three or four people to ask if I'm bringing...


    Grandma Brubaker’s Orange Cookies

    At least two generations of my family have enjoyed the recipe for these light, delicate orange-flavored cookies. —Sheri DeBolt, Huntington,...