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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    Double Brownies

    2 reviews

    I live on a farm with my husband, Danny, and our children, Jeffrey, Scott and Angie. Between farm chores, gardening...


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    Amaretto Butter Frosting

    5 reviews

    Put the crowning touch on cupcakes with this rich and buttery Amaretto topper. —Anette Stevens, Olds, Alberta


    Blueberry Bars

    8 reviews

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


    Glazed Lemon Flute Cake

    12 reviews

    My husband says this is the best lemon cake he's ever eaten. A cake mix and lemon gelatin make it...


    Strawberry Valentine Cookies

    11 reviews

    Start a new Valentine’s Day tradition with these pretty, whimsical cookies. The sweet strawberry flavor is a perfect complement to...


    Layered Toffee Cake

    7 reviews

    This is a quick and yummy way to dress up a purchased angel food cake. To keep the plate clean...


    French Toast Cupcakes

    17 reviews

    I like to crumble a few slices of bacon over the top of these cupcakes after I frost them. They...


    Chocolate Cream Cheese Cupcakes

    25 reviews

    I got the recipe for these moist , filled cupcakes from a dear friend about 25 years ago. I have...

    Chocolate Angel Cupcakes with Coconut Cream Frosting

    7 reviews

    Sweeten any meal with these fun, frosted chocolate cupcakes that take just minutes to make. The finger-licking flavor packs far...


    Melt-In-Your-Mouth Lemon Cutouts

    3 reviews

    Full of lemony flavor, these cookies are great for any time of year and always popular with family and friends.—Patricia...


    Caramel Apple Coffee Cake

    16 reviews

    When you visit friends or relatives in my area of the country, you can be sure the coffee will be...


    Pineapple-Coconut Angel Food Cake

    5 reviews

    I found this recipe at a local paper and adapted it to suit my family's tastes. A friend who doesn't...


    Peanut Butter Layer Cake

    4 reviews

    My husband loves peanut butter, so this cake is his favorite. Sometimes I switch frosting recipes and use a chocolate...


    Frosted Brownie Pizza

    8 reviews

    It's impossible to eat just one piece of this dessert pizza with a chewy, chocolaty crust, creamy peanut butter frosting...


    Buttermilk Banana Cake

    4 reviews

    Meet the Cook: When I was a girl, this was my family's favorite Sunday cake. Since I'm "nuts" about nuts,...


    Caramel Chocolate Cake

    2 reviews

    The crowd will cheer when you bring out this masterpiece! A creamy caramel frosting lends old-fashioned flavor to the moist...


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    Banana Coconut Cake

    8 reviews

    Meet the Cook: In our family, a meal isn't considered complete without a dessert - or, sometimes, two! This cake...

    Best Carrot Cake

    8 reviews

    After a bite of this, you'll be on cloud nine. I love to bake this moist carrot cake recipe for...


    Go Bananas Whoopie Pies

    13 reviews

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


    Frosted Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake

    2 reviews

    IN my family this cake is also known as war time cake. I was a child during WWII but still...


    Coconut Cream Yummy Cake

    28 reviews

    "I found this recipe as a kid in one of my mother's cookbooks. I didn't make it until I was...


    Cran-Apple Muffins

    2 reviews

    I like to pile a fresh batch of these muffins on a plate when friends drop in for coffee. Even...


    Fruit-Filled White Cake

    1 review

    Your guests may think this dessert is too pretty to eat, but the flavorful cake, fluffy frosting and fun fruit...

    Family-Favorite Peanut Butter Cake

    5 reviews

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


    Mint Chocolate Wafers

    4 reviews

    My grandmother gave me a cookbook stuffed with recipes. This is a slight twist on one of the first—and best—recipes...


    Edna’s Ho Ho Cake

    16 reviews

    This treat serves up appealing flavor in big fluffy wedges of chocolate and cream. It's like a giant Ho Ho...


    Italian Cookies

    11 reviews

    My 100% Italian husband will tell you these are his favorite cookies. I make them often, and definitely every Christmas...


    Chocolate Chip Cake Bars

    14 reviews

    "Whenever I need a quick dessert for a bake sale or get-together, I rely on this recipe," informs Tammy Haugen...


    Apple Spice Tube Cake

    5 reviews

    This applesauce bundt cake is perfect for the autumn season. Not too sweet and not too heavy, the moist bundt...