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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    Apple Pie Cupcakes with Cinnamon Buttercream

    22 reviews

    These apple pie cupcakes are always a hit! They are so easy to make and the flavor just screams fall....


    Copycat Berger Cookies

    3 reviews

    After a friend who had recently traveled to Baltimore sent me a package of Berger cookies, I was hooked. They...


    French Macarons

    8 reviews

    Even decorated simply—a sprinkle of sugar, a drizzle of icing—these stylish beauties are part of our creative Christmas cookies...


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    Summertime Fun Cookies

    2 reviews

    Use this basic sugar cookie recipe to make the perfect poolside treat. Kids (and adults) won't be able to get...


    Ugly Sweater Cookies

    Perhaps the most amazing thing about Ugly Sweater Cookies is how cute they are. Try these classic gingerbreads on for...


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    Reindeer Cake

    1 review

    Whether you turn this cake into a reindeer or decorate it with your own creative vision, it’s a three-layer stunner...


    58 of Our Fudgiest Recipes Ever

    Chewy and rich, if it's fudgy you know it's fabulous. Bake up some caramel fudge cheesecake, frosted fudge brownies, butter...


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    25 Decadent Desserts with Cream Cheese Frosting

    Desserts with cream cheese frosting are always a favorite. Go beyond basic carrot cake and check out even more ways...

    Frosted Butter Cutouts

    1 review

    "With their soft tender insides, these cookies quickly disappear from the cookie jar," reports Stephanie McKinnon of West Valley City,...


    Pretty Petits Fours

    9 reviews

    Add a delicate touch to your dessert table with these bite-sized cakes. We decorated the tops with simple buttercream rosettes...


    Chocolate Spice Cake with Caramel Icing

    8 reviews

    I found this recipe back in the late '80s and knew it was a special cake. The caramel icing can...


    Orange Dream Mini Cupcakes

    6 reviews

    The bright taste of these cute cupcakes reminds me and my friends of orange-and-vanilla frozen treats. —Jen Shepherd, St. Peters,...


    Banana Snack Cake

    21 reviews

    "I often make this moist banana cake for birthday days," remarks Dawn Fagerstrom from Warren, Minnesota. "The recipe is good...


    Old-Fashioned Fudge Cake

    17 reviews

    This simple one-layer cake has a nice texture, cuts well, is moist and the frosting is fast and easy to...


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    Pistachio Pudding Cake

    80 reviews

    Everyone who's ever tried this moist, one-of-a-kind pistachio pudding cake can't believe it uses a mix. The dessert is perfect...


    Sour Cream Sugar Cookies

    25 reviews

    I make these cookies for my family and our neighbors every Valentine’s Day. The heart-shaped treats stay soft for at...


    Apple Cutout Sugar Cookies

    4 reviews

    Not only are these pretty cookies fun to serve, but they bake up delicate and flaky and taste wonderful. Even...

    Orange Grove Cake

    14 reviews

    A few years ago, I won best in show in the Western Idaho State Fair for this citrusy cake with...


    Mocha Cake

    22 reviews

    Without a doubt, this is the best cake I've ever made. I share this decadent mocha cake with everyone I...


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    Confetti Cake with Brown Sugar Buttercream

    5 reviews

    This simple and tender cake has been celebrated in my family for years. Dressed up with tinted frosting and confetti,...


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    Old-Fashioned Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

    50 reviews

    A pleasingly moist cake, this treat is the one I requested that my mom make each year for my birthday....


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    Special-Occasion Chocolate Cake

    17 reviews

    This recipe won Grand Champion at the Alaska State Fair, and with just one bite, you'll see why! The decadent...


    Contest-Winning Eggnog Cake

    20 reviews

    This impressive layered eggnog cake, perfect for holiday parties, will make you wish eggnog wasn't a seasonal ingredient. —Debra Frappolli,...

    Frosted Fudge Brownies

    66 reviews

    A neighbor brought over a pan of these rich fudge brownies along with the recipe when I came home from...


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    Traditional New Orleans King Cake

    16 reviews

    Get in on the fun of traditional king cake by hiding a little toy baby in the cake. Whoever finds...


    Rosettes

    9 reviews

    These traditional deep-fried favorites are crisp and delicious with a delicate, lacy look. Dipping the edges into icing helps defines...


    Sweet Potato Layer Cake

    1 review

    "A true Southern classic, this cake is a hit at church functions and bake sales," writes Christy Shepard from Marion,...


    Sweet Potato Mini Cakes

    10 reviews

    Whenever I make these cute desserts, I think of my grandmother. She always used extra sweet potatoes from her garden...


    Cinnamon Stars

    "These cookies are such a hit with my family," tells Flo Burtnett of another sweet she's sharing (see her cake...