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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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, St. George, UT

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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...


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...

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...

Black Forest Brownies

Although I enjoy sweets, other recipes have failed me (I'm a beginning baker). But not this one! It's easy, and...


Frosted Peanut Butter Bars

These sweet, chewy peanut butter bars are a great no-fuss treat to bring to a potluck or bake sale. A...


Blueberry Bars

Our three sons like these bars so much that after they were married, each of my daughters-in-law asked for the...


Root Beer Cookies

When it's too difficult to take along root beer floats on a picnic, take these cookies instead! I've found the...

Maple Pecan Cookies

When I bake cookies for the annual youth ski trip, I try at least one new recipe. When I received...


Chocolate-Glazed Cupcakes

Because I have a dairy allergy, I'm always on the search for treats I can eat. I prepare these cupcakes...


Best-Ever Chocolate Cake

You can't miss with this delightful old-fashioned dessert. It's truly the best ever chocolate cake! It is moist and chocolaty,...


Peanut-Filled Devil’s Food Cupcakes

This recipe features a luscious peanut butter filling surrounded by devil's food and then iced with a rich layer of...


Apple Cinnamon Cake

This apple cinnamon cake is equally good for breakfast or dessert, so be sure to not eat all of it...

Double-Decker Brownies

With two taste-tempting layers and savory frosting, no one will be able to eat just one of these brownies! -Heather...


Frosted Chocolate Chip Brownies

These moist, cake-like brownies are so chocolaty-good that they'll go fast at any get-together. The sour cream ifrosting gives...


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Frosted Cookie Brownies

Years ago, my children and I came up with these bars by combining two of their favorite treats. With a...


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Surprise Red Cupcakes

Catch your honey red-handed this Valentine's Day with a batch of these confections. Our family loves these filled cupcakes. They...


Family-Favorite Peanut Butter Cake

My grandmother and aunts made this for family gatherings to go along with fresh homemade ice cream. I now share...


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Fudgy Brownies

This is a very simple and delicious recipe. These brownies are so rich and moist they remind me of fudge....


Chocolate Sauce Brownies

These moist cake-like brownies are loaded with crunchy nuts and topped with sweet frosting. If you don't have leftover chocolate...


Go Bananas Whoopie Pies

I love anything with peanut butter, so when I saw this recipe for soft banana cookies with a yummy peanut...


Chocolate Cake with Peanut Butter Filling

I'm a chocoholic and my kids love peanut butter, so a sweet slice of this cake is a real treat...

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Strawberry Cheesecake Cupcakes

You can have your cake and eat it guilt-free with these taste-tempting treats. The petite graham cracker “crust,” chopped fresh...


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Dark Chocolate Mocha Brownies

Dark chocolate is a favorite around our house, so these frosted brownies are a hit. I came up with this...


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Hazelnut Mocha Brownies

"Flavored instant coffee adds great flavor to this brownie recipe I made up while cooking with my 3-year old daughter,"...


Fudgy Oat Brownies

These cakelike brownies have a rich, crunchy oat crust and a smooth homemade chocolate frosting. A packaged brownie mix makes...


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Truffle Raspberry Brownies

"This is such a sophisticated dessert!," rhapsodizes Agnes Ward in Stratford, Ontario. "Each rich, fudge-like brownie is bursting with fresh,...


Carrot Cake Bars

“A friend served these moist, tender cake bars at an outdoor party, and everyone raved about the taste. Often, I'll...