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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    Glazed Doughnut Holes

    1 review

    Here's a simple recipe to create a colorful and fun breakfast—or snack! For the glaze, use any type of juice...


    Grandma’s Raspberry Rugelach

    2 reviews

    I remember sitting on my great-grandmother's couch with a pad and pen in hand as she told me each ingredient...


    Pink Lemonade Stand Cake

    9 reviews

    If you love a moist and creamy cake, this one’s for you. The lemon juice and lemonade give the layers...


    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...


    Black Forest Brownies

    2 reviews

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


    Chocolate Marshmallow Meltaways

    13 reviews

    Kids are thrilled to find a marshmallow hidden under this cookie's cocoa frosting. I enjoyed these cookies as a child,...


    Peanut Butter Rolls

    2 reviews

    Reach for this recipe when you're looking for a change from typical cinnamon rolls. The unique combination of confectioners' sugar,...


    Braided Orange Wreath

    2 reviews

    All eyes will turn to this gorgeous braid when it is set on the table. This orange-scented bread will disappear...

    Cottage Cheese Cookies

    4 reviews

    These delicate, puffy turnover cookies are sparked with raspberry and almond—delightful with afternoon tea.


    Lemon Zucchini Drops

    16 reviews

    When we lived on the East Coast, a nearby fruit and vegetable stand had a bakery featuring these soft, cakelike...


    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...


    Miniature Almond Tarts

    1 review

    My family requests these adorable little tarts each Christmas. I always enjoy making them since the almond paste in the...


    Cherry-Coconut Slices

    1 review

    My mother got this recipe from a woman named Emmie Oddie, a well-known home economist in Canada who had a...


    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...


    Moist Carrot Cake

    10 reviews

    This moist flavorful carrot cake always gets raves, but no one ever believes me when I reveal the secret ingredient...


    Almond Cheesecake Bars

    15 reviews

    This recipe for almond bars with cream cheese is from my sister-in-law. I've taken the bars to many functions, and...


    Elvis Cupcakes

    5 reviews

    Elvis lives in a cupcake! Our Test Kitchen took the King of Rock's favorite flavors and rolled them into a...

    Spritz Cookies

    7 reviews

    It was a tradition to make these cookies with my grandmother every Christmas. Now my two daughters help me make...


    Pineapple Pecan Cake

    4 reviews

    "A friend told me that this is the best cake he's ever eaten," reports field editor Fern Eleson of Whitney,...


    Mrs. Thompson’s Carrot Cake

    24 reviews

    I received this recipe from the mother of a patient I cared for back in 1972 in St. Paul, Minnesota....


    Double Orange Cookies

    11 reviews

    I serve these nutritious, tasty cookies to my husband and our four children. Also, because my husband is a minister,...


    Red Velvet Cookies

    30 reviews

    These unique cookies have been a part of our holiday tradition for as long as I can remember. My mother...


    Old-Fashioned Carrot Cake

    4 reviews

    MY FAMILY thinks this is the best carrot cake ever! We love the moist texture.
    The surprise is in...

    Chocolate Maple Bars

    6 reviews

    My family runs a maple syrup operation, and I'm always looking for new ways to incorporate maple syrup into my...


    Pumpkin Spice Cookies

    12 reviews

    These big, soft spice cookies created by our staff have a sweet frosting that makes them an extra-special treat. Enjoy!...


    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...


    Spice Cupcakes

    14 reviews

    These moist, spicy cupcakes with creamy caramel frosting are a delicious treat. The recipe has been in my family for...


    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...


    Heavenly Praline Cake

    6 reviews

    A moist cake and generous frosting are filled with the fabulous flavor of caramel. The candied pecans are almost a...