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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    Lazy Daisy Cake

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


    Frosted Ginger Cookies

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


    Caramel Apple Cake

    When fall arrives, you’ll want to bake this caramel apple cake—it’s delicious, moist and topped with rich icing....


    Tropical Carrot Cake

    I look forward to August because our family reunion means fun and great food, like this classic cake with the...


    Apple Cutout Sugar Cookies

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


    Chocolate Marshmallow Cookies

    These chocolate marshmallow cookies prove that the world of melted marshmallows contains more than just s’mores. They're rich, chocolaty and...


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    Banana Bars

    Moist and full of sweet banana flavor, these easy banana bars are a delicious way to use up ripe bananas....


    Hawaiian Dessert

    Create a taste of the tropics with this Hawaiian dessert, featuring tender cake, creamy pineapple and toasted coconut—a perfect choice...

    Amaretto Butter Frosting

    Put the crowning touch on cupcakes with this rich and buttery Amaretto topper. —Anette Stevens, Olds, Alberta


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    White Texas Sheet Cake

    This classic white Texas sheet cake is delicious, and surprisingly quick and easy to make. You won't even need to...


    White Christmas Cake

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


    Moist Carrot Cake

    This moist flavorful carrot cake always gets raves, but no one ever believes me when I reveal the secret ingredient...


    Lemon Orange Cake

    I like to bake this lovely three-layer lemon and orange cake instead of a more traditional pie for Thanksgiving. It...


    Cranberry Sauce Cake

    This tender cake is so easy to make because it mixes in one bowl. Slice it at the table so...


    Carrot Fruitcake

    Even those who don't care for fruitcake love this special holiday dessert. It's a fun way to dress up that...


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    Valentine’s Cookies

    These Valentine's cookies are super festive. The magic ingredients are a powdered strawberry drink mix and a chocolate glaze that...


    Chocolate Ganache Cake

    This decadent chocolate ganache cake is what every chocolate lover dreams of!

    Sour Cream Chocolate Cake

    Sour cream chocolate cake boasting a rich, velvety texture and deep, delectable chocolate flavor. The addition of sour cream adds...

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    Black Forest Cake

    Make a homemade Black Forest cake with chocolate cake, cherry filling and whipped cream. Its impressive, colorful layers make it...


    Chocolate Strawberry Cake

    Chocolate strawberry cake looks and tastes like luxury, but this recipe only takes one hour, from start to finish.


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    Pink Cupcakes

    Pretty in pink is the best description for these pink cupcakes—and not just the frosting. The cake is also pink!


    Chocolate Chiffon Cake

    This chocolate chiffon cake may take some practice to perfect but once you do, it may be difficult to remember...


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    Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

    Whip up the silkiest, creamiest chocolate buttercream frosting in just minutes with a few simple ingredients. Use this rich, fluffy-as-a-cloud...

    Brownie Cake

    This chocolate brownie cake recipe layers fudgy brownies with homemade chocolate frosting for the ultimate brownie and cake combo.


    Mille Crepe Cake

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


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    Butter Cookies

    Learn the basics and perfect the art of making the best-ever butter cookies with this step-by-step guide.


    Strawberry Cake

    Looking for the perfect strawberry cake recipe? We use fresh strawberries and strawberry jam to create a cake that is...


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    Strawberry Cheesecake Cupcakes

    Strawberry cheesecake cupcakes serve all the flavors of a slice of cheesecake in a handheld treat. No plate or fork...


    Petits Fours

    Our petits fours recipe creates traditional intricate and delicate mini cakes that look straight out of a boulangerie.