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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    Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies

    6 reviews

    Decorating cookies always puts me in a happy mood. Cookies from this recipe don't rise a lot or lose their...


    Butterscotch Eggnog Stars

    3 reviews

    These yellow star-shaped cookies with a "stained-glass" center are almost too pretty to eat! But they have a rich eggnog...


    Cream-Filled Cupcakes

    24 reviews

    These chocolate cupcakes have a fun filling and shiny chocolate frosting that make them different from any other. They always...


    Black Forest Chocolate Torte

    6 reviews

    If you're thinking about pulling out all the stops for a dessert that says wow, look no further. This cherry-crowned...


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    Zucchini Brownies

    39 reviews

    Make a batch of these tender zucchini brownies with chocolate frosting if your garden is overflowing with this bumper crop....


    Cream Cheese Cookie Cups

    20 reviews

    Need a quick dessert? Try these yummy cookie bites. For a pretty look, use an icing bag to pipe the...


    Frosted Cookie Bouquet

    3 reviews

    If you're looking for an easy yet impressive cookie bouquet recipe, you've found it! In the spring, I cut these...


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    Wearing o’ Green Cake

    56 reviews

    One bite of this moist, colorful cake and you'll think you've found the pot o' gold at the end of...

    Glossy Chocolate Frosting

    27 reviews

    The original recipe for this thick chocolate frosting was my grandmother's. I lightened it up, but it still has all...


    Pumpkin Torte

    97 reviews

    This beautiful layered cake has a creamy filling with a mild pumpkin flavor and a little spice. It is quick...


    Grandma’s Star Cookies

    5 reviews

    My husband's grandma would make these butter cutouts only with a star cookie cutter. I use various shapes for celebrations...


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    Rich Buttercream Frosting

    13 reviews

    A few simple ingredients make a creamy frosting that finishes cakes, cupcakes and cookies. If you love making desserts, keep...


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    Vanilla Frosting

    149 reviews

    Light, sweet and perfectly airy, this easy homemade vanilla frosting recipe makes a delicious topping for cakes, cupcakes, desserts and...


    Rhubarb Cookies

    11 reviews

    Forget rhubarb pie (for now); here's another way to enjoy rhubarb! Our contest-winning rhubarb cookies recipe contains rhubarb and shredded...


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    Hummingbird Cake

    21 reviews

    This impressive hummingbird cake is my dad’s favorite, so I always make it for his birthday. It makes a memorable...


    Shortbread Ornament Cookies

    6 reviews

    These buttery shortbread cookie ornaments are almost too pretty to eat! You can use cookie cutters in shapes of your...


    Austrian Chocolate Balls

    2 reviews

    I love to prepare these chocolate balls for family gatherings, to share at work or when I have a craving...

    Chocolate Strawberry Truffle Brownies

    1 review

    Some of the strawberry jam I put up every year makes its way into these brownies. I like to bake...


    Mom’s Favorite White Cake

    20 reviews

    I received this recipe as part of a wedding gift. I have made it for a couple of summer gatherings...


    Classic Carrot Cake

    73 reviews

    I entered this yummy, moist cake in a Colorado Outfitters Association dessert contest. My carrot cake with pineapple earned first...


    Lemon Coconut Cupcakes

    5 reviews

    Lemon plus coconut equals big smiles in this cupcake equation. These zesty gems are a hit with my family, friends...


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    Valentine’s Cookies

    11 reviews

    These Valentine's cookies are super festive. The magic ingredients are a powdered strawberry drink mix and a chocolate glaze that...


    Berry-Topped White Cupcakes

    9 reviews

    Guests just love these yummy white cupcakes that are topped with a cream cheese frosting. The strawberry-blueberry garnish makes them...

    Coconut Pecan Cupcakes

    19 reviews

    Pecan lovers have lots to cheer about with these flavorful cupcakes. I created the recipe for my best friend, Ann,...


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    Pink Cupcakes

    51 reviews

    Pretty in pink is the best description for these pink cupcakes—and not just the frosting. The cake is also pink!


    Chip Lover’s Cupcakes

    11 reviews

    Making chocolate chip cookies is a challenge with three teenagers who are always grabbing the dough to "sample." Their love...


    Special Mocha Cupcakes

    29 reviews

    Topped with a fluffy frosting and chocolate sprinkles, these extra-rich, extra-delicious cupcakes smell wonderful while baking and taste even better!...


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    Mini Pumpkin Cakes

    4 reviews

    I saw these cute cakes at a local grocery store and decided to make my own version at home. They’re...


    Pumpkin Pie Cake

    5 reviews

    Boxed cake mix and pureed pumpkin come together in this moist, flavorful pumpkin pie cake. The frosting is equally simple...