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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    Pineapple Chiffon Cake with Pineapple Frosting

    1 review

    This tall, moist cake makes quite an impression on a dessert table. Pineapple is a nice addition to the cake...


    Raspberry Coconut Cake

    9 reviews

    This seemed like a festive dessert to fix for the holidays, so I decided to try it out on my...


    Vanilla Cinnamon Rolls

    6 reviews

    This is the best recipe I have found for cinnamon rolls. They're so tender with a delightful vanilla flavor and...


    Molasses Cookies

    1 review

    Making these soft, chewy cookies with a rich flavor has been a family tradition since my children were small. At...


    Vanilla Bean Cake with White Chocolate Ganache

    17 reviews

    For a distinctive dessert with unforgettable flavor, I recommend this cake. Feel free to substitute your favorite jam and lend...


    Frosted Raspberry Bars

    2 reviews

    While visiting a friend, I tried one of these tempting treats that her daughter made. After one bite, I knew...


    Cherry Yeast Coffee Cake

    8 reviews

    My mother taught me how to cook, and this delightful recipe is from her. Whoever tries it says it’s the...


    Pistachio Dream Cake

    4 reviews

    "This moist delightful cake is good for you and yummy, too," assures Audrey Grimm of Mesa, Arizona.

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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...


    Santa Sugar Cookies

    4 reviews

    Ho ho ho! St. Nick can drop in any time when you bake these cute-as-can-be treats formed with a heart-shaped...


    Football Brownies

    2 reviews

    Homemade chocolate frosting adds a special touch to these moist brownies prepared from a mix. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen


    Maple Pecan Cookies

    6 reviews

    When I bake cookies for the annual youth ski trip, I try at least one new recipe. When I received...


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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...


    White Christmas Cake

    4 reviews

    "Wow!" is the reaction from family and guests when they see and taste this lovely three-layer beauty. White chocolate, coconut...


    Winter White Filling or Frosting

    3 reviews

    How versatile! Prepare this recipe for use as a cake filling, frosting or both. —Sarah Thompson, Greenfield, Wisconsin


    Apple Cider Pound Cake

    5 reviews

    Fall in New England is so beautiful, and the apples here are the best! This apple cider cake is a...


    Christmas Wreath Bread

    3 reviews

    The wreath design for this bread gives it such a festive look. I always make extras to give to friends...

    Butterscotch Gingerbread Men

    2 reviews

    The addition of butterscotch pudding makes these a little different than most gingerbread cutout recipes. The recipe comes from my...


    Winter Squash Squares

    5 reviews

    Meet the Cook: Besides tasting good, these squares are a wonderful way to use up any leftover squash from dinner.


    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....


    Royal Raspberry Cake

    12 reviews

    My all-time favorite cake recipes include this one. It's easy to make, pretty to look at...and delicious! I never fail...


    Frosted Cinnamon Rolls

    34 reviews

    These pretty cinnamon rolls are absolutely marvelous and taste just like the ones sold at the mall. Topped with a...


    Puppy Dog Cake

    1 review

    Just a glance at this tasty canine confection is bound to get guests' stomachs growling! This cake is surprisingly simple...

    Moist Carrot Cupcakes

    12 reviews

    If your kids think they don’t like carrots, just wait until these cinnamon-scented, lightly frosted little cakes hit the table....


    Pumpkin Eggnog Rolls

    5 reviews

    I needed to use up some eggnog, so I swapped it for milk in my sweet roll
    recipe. Even...


    Chocolate Cake with Cocoa Frosting

    1 review

    A special friend gave me this recipe more than 20 years ago. The cake has a wonderful chocolate frosting with...


    White Chocolate Fluffy Cake

    5 reviews

    A former co-worker shared the recipe for this decadent cake. I fell in love with it. Forget the calorie count...


    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...