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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    The Secret to Bright White Buttercream Might Already Be in Your Pantry

    Butter and vanilla naturally tint frosting yellow, which can make winter-white buttercream surprisingly tricky. A simple pantry staple can instantly brighten it.

    Cupcake Frosting

    20 reviews

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


    Russian Buttercream

    1 review

    Dress up your next bake with silky smooth Russian buttercream frosting.


    Stabilized Whipped Cream

    Instant pudding mix turns weepy whipped cream into stabilized whipped cream, which is strong and stiff enough to frost cakes...


    Smith Island Cake

    Meet Smith Island cake—a beloved Maryland dessert that's rooted in community and coated in chocolate.

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    Apple Cider Doughnut Cake

    6 reviews

    Baked in a Bundt pan, this cozy apple cider doughnut cake looks like a jumbo doughnut, complete with a sparkling...


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    Hetal Vasavada’s Tropical Cocktail Cookies

    3 reviews

    These tropical cocktail cookies are a fun twist on a classic sugar cookie. The dough is infused with shredded coconut...

    Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting

    You need only six ingredients and 10 minutes to make this luscious strawberry cream cheese frosting.


    Does Buttercream Frosting Need to Be Refrigerated?

    So you made a delicious homemade cake, complete with swirls of frosting. But does buttercream need to be refrigerated? Here's...


    Air-Fryer Cinnamon Rolls

    When you want a fresh, hot, frosted pastry in the morning, make these easy air-fryer cinnamon rolls. The air fryer...


    Mango Mousse Cake

    Mango mousse cake tastes like sunshine, which means it's perfect for a special summer dessert or for fighting off the...

    Limoncello Cake

    1 review

    This citrusy and bright limoncello cake has two layers of lemon sponge cake with a rich mascarpone-limoncello frosting.


    Coconut Pecan Frosting

    Try this simple, scrumptious coconut pecan frosting recipe the next time you crave a cake with extra personality.


    Coal Miners Chocolate Cake

    3 reviews

    This old-fashioned recipe for coal miners chocolate cake is Appalachia's fuss-free version of Black Forest cake.


    Key Lime Cake

    1 review

    There's no need to choose between cake and pie. This Key lime cake with three flavorful layers and a Key...


    Raspberry Moscow Mule Cake

    9 reviews

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

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    Stamped Cutout Cookies

    Rich, buttery sugar cookie cutouts like these never last long at a party. They're one of my favorite homemade Christmas...


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    All-American Sheet Cake

    3 reviews

    My sweet and tangy sheet cake piled with fresh whipped cream and juicy fruit is so good, you might just...


    Never-Fail Cutout Cookies

    3 reviews

    I have tried numerous recipes for cutout cookies over the years—this one is foolproof. My daughter and my granddaughter love...


    Vanilla Bean Angel Food Cake

    4 reviews

    Angel food cake is everyone’s favorite blank slate for making awesome desserts. Serve it with a simple glaze or pile...


    Carrot Cake Sandwich Cookies

    3 reviews

    This cookie's always been a favorite with my kids, and a best-seller at bake sales. If you want to gild...


    Cream Cheese Frosted Gingerbread Men

    Every Christmas, my family would visit a display of the most amazing gingerbread houses. Of course, we’d get to munch...


    Apple Cinnamon Cake

    6 reviews

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


    Majestic Pecan Cake

    This recipe truly lives up to its name. The pecan-dotted cake is stacked in three layers, and made-from-scratch frosting is...


    Wonderful Carrot Cake

    24 reviews

    This healthy carrot cake recipe is moist, tender and delicious. Kids will love it because it's sweet, and you'll love...

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    Purple-Ribbon Pumpkin Cake

    19 reviews

    I belong to a Christmas village collectors' club and we all bring a potluck dish to our monthy meetings. The...


    Mincemeat Cookies

    3 reviews

    You can taste the spirit of Christmases past in these chewy old-fashioned cookies with their sweet caramel frosting. One batch...


    Quick Vanilla Glaze

    This is the perfect vanilla glaze for a dessert bread. It is so simple to whip up, you will be...


    Glazed Lemon Tube Cake

    36 reviews

    This easy lemon cake recipe is just the dessert to brighten up a gray winter day (or any day). Lemon...


    Butter Pecan Cake

    7 reviews

    My husband has a sweet tooth and I enjoy making great desserts like this cake for him! We have two...


    Chocolate Sandwich Cookies

    16 reviews

    These are my family's very favorite cookies. They're soft, chewy and totally delicious. —Karen Bourne, Magrath, Alberta