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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    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 farms - both of which are wonderful - but I also love being in the kitchen. I collect cookbooks and have written one myself.

    Chocolate Sandwich Cookies

    16 reviews

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


    Lemon Curd-Filled Angel Food Cake

    4 reviews

    For a sunny angel food cake, we make a filling of mascarpone, cream cheese and lemon curd, and then drizzle...


    Pumpkin Cake with Whipped Cinnamon Frosting

    3 reviews

    My mom made this for me, and one bite can completely take me back to my childhood. You can easily...


    Pistachio Cake with Walnuts

    21 reviews

    It didn't take long for this cake from the 1970s to become the favorite birthday cake of my husband, Joe....

    King Cake with Cream Cheese Filling

    3 reviews

    Round out your Mardi Gras celebration with a King Cake—a colorful ring-shaped pastry drizzled with green, gold and purple icing....


    Double Whammy Eggnog Cookies

    8 reviews

    These cookies are an amazing way to use extra eggnog. They've become a new family classic. — Teresa Morris, Laurel,...


    Chocolate-Cherry Brownie Cake

    1 review

    My grandmother taught me the tricks to making this cake, and I've added my own special touches. The melted chocolate...


    Citrus Gingerbread Cookies

    1 review

    Orange and lemon zest give gingerbread cutouts a refreshing twist. Brushing a honey glaze over the top adds a subtle...


    Ganache-Topped Chocolate Cake

    31 reviews

    To say this cake is elegant would be an understatement. It’s worthy of special occasions, but once you learn


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    Special-Occasion Chocolate Cake

    17 reviews

    This recipe won Grand Champion at the Alaska State Fair, and with just one bite, you'll see why! The decadent...


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    Cranberry Swirl Biscotti

    28 reviews

    A friend of mine, who is known for her excellent cookies, shared this recipe with me. The mix of cranberries...


    Blueberry Sour Cream Coffee Cake

    35 reviews

    Holiday breakfasts would not be the same at our house without this delicious coffee cake. Whenever I take it anywhere,...

    Tender Italian Sugar Cookies

    32 reviews

    These traditional Italian cookies are moist and tender. —Weda Mosellie, Phillipsburg, New Jersey


    Almond Chocolate Cake

    7 reviews

    When our son and daughter were teenagers, our house was the hang-out for their whole group of friends. This rich...


    Peanut Bars

    5 reviews

    With peanut butter in both the batter and frosting, plus chopped nuts sprinkled on top, these treats have triple the...


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    Vanilla Frosting

    80 reviews

    Don't know how to make icing for cake but don't want to settle for store-bought frosting? This four-ingredient easy vanilla...


    Coconut Poppy Seed Cake

    11 reviews

    This moist coconut cake is definitely one of my most-requested desserts. Use different cake mixes and pudding flavors for variety....


    Chocolate Angel Cake

    27 reviews

    When I was married in 1944, I could barely boil water. My dear mother-in-law taught me her specialty—making the lightest...


    Gingerbread Cookies with Buttercream Icing

    5 reviews

    When it’s time to start the cookie-baking season, this recipe always kicks off the festivities. My mother-in-law first shared it...


    Frosted Harvest Cake

    71 reviews

    Craving brownies but want something a little bit different? Indulge in a fall-flavored version topped with a cream cheese frosting....


    Carrot Layer Cake

    44 reviews

    My sister gave me this recipe for what she calls "the ultimate carrot cake," and it really lives up to...

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    Tropical Carrot Cake

    36 reviews

    I look forward to August because our family reunion means fun and great food, like this classic cake with the...


    Carrot Fruitcake

    4 reviews

    Even those who don't care for fruitcake love this special holiday dessert. It's a fun way to dress up that...


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    Crepe Cake

    1 review

    With layers of delicate crepes and a pastry cream filling, this crepe cake is the perfect vessel for toppings like...


    Gluten-Free Carrot Cake

    Moist, sweet and loaded with spice, this gluten-free carrot cake is every bit as good as the original. Made in...


    Cinnamon Roll Icing

    A cinnamon roll just doesn't taste right until you've covered it in sweet, creamy cinnamon roll icing.


    Football Cookies

    1 review

    These football cookies are the ultimate game day dessert. Thick sugar cookies are baked just until set and then decorated...