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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    Chocolate Chiffon Cake

    16 Reviews

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


    Lemon Orange Cake

    12 Reviews

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


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    White Texas Sheet Cake

    108 Reviews

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


    Amaretto Butter Frosting

    4 Reviews

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


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    Banana Bars

    155 Reviews

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


    Caramel Apple Cake

    56 Reviews

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


    Chocolate Almond Cake

    11 Reviews

    Fluffy white homemade frosting tops this rich chocolate almond cake. Sliced toasted almonds on top add a little crunch. —Sherri...


    Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Bars

    93 Reviews

    Part protein bar and part cookie, these oatmeal chocolate chip bars are the perfect sweet treat for an after-school snack...

    Chocolate Bavarian Torte

    26 Reviews

    Whenever I take this eye-catching torte to a potluck, I get so many requests for the recipe. —Edith Holmstrom, Madison,...


    Cute Pig Cookies

    7 Reviews

    Every year when National Pig Day rolls around, I make this taste treats to celebrate.—Becky Baldwin, Annville, Pennsylvania


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    Chocolate Cake with Vanilla Frosting

    212 Reviews

    You can get a moist, flavorful cake without any weird ingredients using this recipe for chocolate cake with vanilla frosting....


    Cookies-and-Cream Cake

    29 Reviews

    If you like cookies-and-cream ice cream, you'll love this cake. Chocolate sandwich cookies are mixed into the batter and pressed...


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    Chocolate Eclair

    11 Reviews

    You will feel like a French baker when you make our classic chocolate eclair.


    Halloween Layer Cake

    20 Reviews

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


    Chocolate-Covered Cherry Cookies

    53 Reviews

    Although these cookies require a little extra effort, they’re worth it. I make them for every family gathering—and they never...


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    Pumpkin Bars

    147 Reviews

    Pumpkin bars with cream cheese icing are a delicious (and surprisingly easy) festive fall treat. Flavorful, moist and oh, so...


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    German Chocolate Cake

    84 Reviews

    German chocolate cake is a towering chocolate-coconut-pecan cake, perfect for your next baking affair.

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    Lemon Pound Cake

    48 Reviews

    A tangy and sweet lemon treat, this lemon pound cake has three layers of lemon flavor, from extract, zest and...


    White Velvet Cutouts

    48 Reviews

    There are sugar cookies, and then there are these melt-in-your-mouth, sink-your-teeth-in-soft white velvet cutouts with their equally delicious vanilla frosting.


    Dipped Gingersnaps

    50 Reviews

    Make white chocolate-dipped gingersnaps and watch them disappear from the holiday cookie platter faster than you can say "Merry Christmas!"


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    Pineapple Sheet Cake

    59 Reviews

    If ever there were a time to try baking your very first cake, let it be this easy pineapple sheet cake.


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    Broadway Brownie Bars

    15 Reviews

    I named these dessert bars for Broadway because they're a hit every time I serve them. I especially like to...


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    Lazy Daisy Cake

    49 Reviews

    No matter how busy or tiring the day feels, a lazy daisy cake comes to the rescue. The oven takes...

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    Butter Cookies

    9 Reviews

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


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    Snowman Cookies

    9 Reviews

    Set a platter of adorable snowman cookies on the dessert table to spread holiday cheer. Or, gift them to your...


    Coffee Bonbons

    4 Reviews

    When I first sampled this unique cookie, I decided it was the best cookie I'd ever tasted! The coffee flavor...


    Grandma Brubaker’s Orange Cookies

    22 Reviews

    At least two generations of my family have enjoyed the recipe for these light, delicate orange-flavored cookies. —Sheri DeBolt, Huntington,...


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    Butter Pecan Cake

    37 Reviews

    This irresistible butter pecan cake features multiple layers, plenty of toasted buttery pecan crunch and a thick layer of buttercream...


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    Buttercream Frosting

    12 Reviews

    Our buttercream frosting recipe uses four simple ingredients—butter, confectioners' sugar, milk and vanilla extract—to create the best frosting for cakes...