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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    Italian Triple Lemon Cream Cake

    4 reviews

    Refreshing and impressive, this show-stopping cake is perfect for Easter, a summer party or even Christmas dinner. In case you...


    Pistachio Bundt Cake

    14 reviews

    Pistachio pudding mix gives this moist cake a pretty tint of green. As it bakes, the outside browns nicely to...


    Lazy Daisy Cake

    15 reviews

    We couldn't wait until Mom sliced this old-fashioned cake with its caramel-like frosting, loaded with chewy coconut. Even after one...


    Chocolate Marshmallow Cake

    6 reviews

    When Mom wanted to treat us to something special, she made this awesome dessert. We could never resist the tender...


    Peanut Cake Squares

    14 reviews

    When I was in high school, I worked for an Irish family...and they made these yummy treats each year for...


    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,...


    Cranberry-White Chocolate Cookies

    12 reviews

    These are one of my favorite cookies to make for the holidays. I prepare a batch early in the holiday...


    Lemon-Rosemary Layer Cake

    26 reviews

    Tall and impressive, this unique lemon-rosemary layer cake is a treat for the senses with flecks of lemon zest and...

    German Black Forest Cake

    10 reviews

    As far as I know, this cake recipe can be traced back to my German great-grandma. When I got married,...


    Maple Glaze for Doughnuts

    1 review

    Cider doughnuts are a tradition in Vermont, but here in Texas, we love maple flavors, too. Our maple glaze of...


    Zucchini Carrot Cake

    21 reviews

    I found this recipe in a cookbook and made some changes to it. My husband likes to have it for...


    Cherry Swirl Coffee Cake

    7 reviews

    I started cooking at age 13 when my brother, sister and I moved from an orphanage into a house with...


    Quick Vanilla Glaze

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


    Classic Carrot Cake

    72 reviews

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


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    Easy Vanilla Buttercream Frosting

    147 reviews

    After trying a few buttercream frosting recipes, this easy vanilla buttercream frosting takes the cake with its unmatchable homemade taste....


    Triple Layer Brownie Cake

    34 reviews

    A little of this tall, rich brownie cake goes a long way, so you'll have plenty of pieces left to...


    Homemade Chocolate Cake

    44 reviews

    A rich chocolate frosting is the flavorful finishing touch to this moist from-scratch cake that's mixed in one bowl. It...

    Poppy Seed Bread with Orange Glaze

    5 reviews

    My neighbor gave me this recipe, and I love that it makes two loaves. We usually eat one and then...


    Santa Claus Sugar Cookies

    2 reviews

    I've used this recipe for almost 40 years and love it because it's a little different than most. My mom...


    Creamy Caramel Frosting

    2 reviews

    I love this creamy caramel frosting, which is an ideal compliment for spice cupcakes. The recipe originated with my grandmother.—Virginia...


    Cherry Pound Cake

    9 reviews

    Here's a rich classic pound cake with the pretty surprise of bright red cherries tucked inside and dotting the creamy...


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    Texas Sheet Cake

    42 reviews

    This chocolaty delight was one of my favorites growing up. The Texas sheet cake is so moist and the icing...


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    Peanut Butter Chocolate Poke Cake

    11 reviews

    When my family is planning a get-together, I can count on three or four people to ask if I'm bringing...

    Chocolate-Glazed Brownies

    6 reviews

    These moist and fudgy squares are bursting with such rich chocolate flavor, you'd never know they're low in fat. They're...


    Cheesecake Layered Red Velvet Cake

    9 reviews

    I love both red velvet cake and cheesecake. So why not combine them into one stunning red velvet cheesecake recipe?...


    Grandma Riley’s Banana Cake

    11 reviews

    This favorite recipe has been passed down through my husband’s family. His grandmother wrote this out for me shortly after...


    Gingerbread Yule Log

    3 reviews

    Nicely seasoned gingerbread holds a sweet creamy filling. This dessert is surprisingly light, so it's easy to indulge in a...


    Frosted Ginger Cookies

    18 reviews

    My husband and I just built a new house in a small rural community in western New York. I work...


    Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Bars

    93 reviews

    My family loves this peanut butter cookie bars recipe—oatmeal, brownie bars, peanuts—it's made from all our favorite things! Oatmeal, peanut...