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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    Hazelnut Mocha Torte

    This dessert is reminiscent of fine European cakes. I recently made it for my mother, who is German, and it...


    Frosted Brown Sugar Cookies

    These old-fashioned, cake-like cookies are sweet and buttery. They pair equally well with a glass of cold milk or a...


    Coconut Pineapple Cake

    This cake is incredibly moist and dense, which makes it ideal for chilling and cutting up ahead of time to...


    Lemon Ginger Icebox Cake

    Everyone searches for grand desserts that have easy ingredients and minimal effort. My lemony ginger icebox cake is the answer....


    Peanut Butter ‘N’ Jelly Cake

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


    Almond Chocolate Cake

    When our son and daughter were teenagers, our house was the hang-out for their whole group of friends. This rich...


    Layered Carrot Cake

    I never liked carrot cake until I tried this one. The rich, moist cake with orange-flavored frosting is now a...


    Chocolate Carrot Cake

    Finely shredding the carrots gives this cake an extra-nice texture. The walnuts sprinkled on top add crunch, but you can...

    Cream Cheese Frosted Gingerbread Men

    Every Christmas, my family would visit a display of the most amazing gingerbread houses. Of course, we’d get to munch...


    Double Whammy Eggnog Cookies

    These cookies are an amazing way to use extra eggnog. They've become a new family classic. — Teresa Morris, Laurel,...


    Linzer Tarts

    With a creamy chocolate and hazelnut filling, these decadent Christmas cookies look and taste amazing. Guests will never guess how...


    Melt-In-Your-Mouth Lemon Cutouts

    Full of lemony flavor, these cookies are great for any time of year and always popular with family and friends.—Patricia...


    Cranberry Orange Sandwich Cookies

    My sweet-tart cookies make a terrific addition to a holiday dessert tray. I love the creamy orange filling.—Trisha Kruse, Eagle,...


    Raspberry Cream Sugar Cookies

    We make sugar cookies and fill them with a tangy raspberry cream cheese. They taste best after they've been refrigerated...


    Gingerbread Cookies with Lemon Frosting

    When I spread these spicy gingerbread rounds with my lemony cream cheese frosting, I knew I had a hit. Cardamom...


    Cherry Nut Cake

    My grandmother made up this recipe for her children. Using Ozark-grown cherries and walnuts, she invented one they all liked....


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    Blueberry Lemon Muffins

    Our blueberry lemon muffins, with pops of juicy blueberries and a bright zip of citrus, are for lovers of treats...

    Eggnog Cookies

    Cozy up during the holiday season with these soft and buttery eggnog cookies filled with warm spices and...


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    Caramel-Pecan Monkey Bread

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


    Cinnamon Nut Bars

    Classic bar meets good-for-you ingredients in this updated recipe. If you have the patience, after the bars are cool, store...


    Chocolate Spice Cake

    My husband really enjoys this delightful cake. Eye-catching enough for a special occasion, this is so good you’ll want it...


    Oatmeal Cake with Caramel Icing

    This lightened-up version of a classic dessert is full of flavor. The icing sets up quickly, so make it right...


    Majestic Pecan Cake

    This recipe truly lives up to its name. The pecan-dotted cake is stacked in three layers, and made-from-scratch frosting is...

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    King Cake Recipe

    Here is the story behind this lucky dessert—and a guide on how to make king cake from scratch.


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    Pistachio Pudding Cake

    Easy, delicious and requiring zero expensive pistachios, our pistachio pudding cake is the ultimate crowd pleaser.


    Snowflake Cookie Ornaments

    Your cookie trays will twinkle with these festive snowflake cookies. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen


    Old-Fashioned Orange Layer Cake

    THIS is a very old-fashioned cake, tender and moist, with a good orange flavor.


    Penguin Cutouts

    Your children can help decorate these cute Christmas cookies. It’s a memory-making way to get them involved in the kitchen....


    Christmas Wreath Bread

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