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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    Frosted Cashew Cookies

    10 reviews

    We savor these cookies at Christmas, but they're special year-round with coffee or tucked into a lunchbox. I won a...


    Caramel Nut Breakfast Cake

    7 reviews

    I first tasted this incredible coffee cake when a kind neighbor brought it by. It was so good that my...


    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...


    Decadent Chocolate Crepe Cake

    3 reviews

    No other dessert has wowed family and friends the way this stunning crepe cake did the first time I made...


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    Italian Rainbow Cookies

    9 reviews

    My family has made these classic Italian rainbow cookies for generations, and this homemade version is so much better than...


    Hawaiian Sunset Cake

    21 reviews

    This three-layer sunset cake is pretty enough for company, but it's so simple to make that you'll find yourself baking...


    Peanut Butter Cupcakes

    19 reviews

    Peanut butter lovers can double their pleasure with these treats. I use the popular ingredient in the cupcakes as well...


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    Marvelous Cannoli Cake

    74 reviews

    A luscious, chocolate-studded cannoli filling separates the tender vanilla layers of this rich cake, which starts with a package mix....

    Pineapple Chiffon Cake

    1 review

    I was looking for an unusual recipe to enter in a competition at the local county fair, since it seemed...


    Halloween Layer Cake

    21 reviews

    There's nothing "scary" about this cake. I make it every Halloween for my husband, Mike, and our three children. —Karen...


    Sugar Ghost Cupcakes

    20 reviews

    I had 10 neighborhood kids stop by to help me make these ghost cupcakes for a bake sale, though I...


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    Pineapple Sheet Cake

    59 reviews

    This sheet cake is perfect for serving to a crowd. It keeps so well that you can easily prepare it...


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    White Texas Sheet Cake

    107 reviews

    This cake gets better the longer it sits, so I try to make it a day ahead. My mother-in-law introduced...


    Arnold Palmer Cupcakes

    6 reviews

    These fun cupcakes take a favorite Arnold Palmer recipe and turn it into dessert. Add a slice of lemon on...


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    Caramel-Pecan Monkey Bread

    50 reviews

    The kids will get a kick out of pulling off gooey pieces of this delectable monkey bread. It's hard to...


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    Butter Pecan Layer Cake

    36 reviews

    Pecans and butter give this cake the same irresistible flavor as the popular butter pecan ice cream flavor. —Becky Miller,...


    Frosted Carrot Cake

    28 reviews

    We have enjoyed this cake for years. Whenever there's a gathering of family and friends, it seems my cake is...

    Minted Chocolate Torte

    3 reviews

    Our family has enjoyed this remarkable layered cake for years. It's a favorite for many occasions. —Barbara Humiston, Tampa, Florida


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    Chocolate Beet Cake

    2 reviews

    The first time I baked this cake, my son loved its moistness, and he couldn't taste the beets.—Peggy Van Arsdale,...


    Lemon Cupcakes

    2 reviews

    Usher in spring with this lemon cupcake recipe. It's a recipe from my mother that I spiced up a bit....


    Special Chocolate Treats

    2 reviews

    I serve these lovely cookies to guests. They freeze well. —Walter Max, Wabasha, Minnesota


    Peanut Butter ‘N’ Jelly Cake

    4 reviews

    I made this fun and flavorful peanut butter and jelly cake for my son's first birthday. He just turned 33,...


    Easter Basket Cupcakes

    1 review

    My mother and I would make these when I was growing up, and I had just as much fun sharing...

    Peanut Butter Truffle Cupcakes

    3 reviews

    Everybody loves cupcakes, and these have a wonderfully tasty hidden treasure inside. They're rich and delicious! —Marlene Schollenberger, Bloomington, Indiana