Frostings

I have so many fabulous frosting recipes on this site! Some frostings are perfected classics like my vanilla buttercream frosting and my chocolate cream cheese frosting, while others are way more creative (like cookie dough frosting and strawberry whipped cream).

While all of my frostings are in this category, I recommend you look at my comprehensive post on frosting recipes to get more detailed information about frostings, explore the different types of buttercream frostings, meringue-based frostings, whipped cream frostings, and to learn about the differences between frostings and icings.

All of the frostings you see here work equally well as cupcake frostings or cake frostings.

Vanilla frosting on vanilla cupcakes

Vanilla Buttercream Frosting

This classic vanilla buttercream tastes so much better than store-bought frosting. It's light, airy, and has an intense vanilla flavor. It takes under 10 minutes to make, so you can easily whip up a …

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Chocolate cream cheese frosting being piped onto a chocolate cupcake

Perfect Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting

Even though I love my vanilla frosting and chocolate buttercream, my absolute favorite frosting is this chocolate cream cheese frosting. It's smooth, creamy, slightly tangy, and so chocolaty! It pipes perfectly and goes well …

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Vanilla Cupcakes With Strawberry Whipped Cream Frosting

Strawberry Whipped Cream

This amazing strawberry whipped cream is made with fresh strawberries and heavy whipped cream! It's a refreshing topping for any dessert or eaten all on its own! Strawberry whipped cream is a …

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Cookie Dough Frosting being piped onto a cupcake

Cookie Dough Frosting is the Best Frosting

Cookie dough frosting is the best frosting! It's made from edible cookie dough that is softened just enough to make it pipeable. Did you know that you can easily create your own …

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Tahini Buttercream Photo

Tahini Buttercream

Tahini buttercream is sweet and earthy with a little salt and a lovely toasted sesame flavor. Jess Touchette shares the details of her recipe below. Tahini, a spread made by blending sesame …

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Frosting

Chocolate Banana Frosting with Peanut Butter

This banana frosting made with chocolate and peanut butter combines three great flavors into one fabulous frosting. It's epic! When I developed the recipe, I worried that the banana might throw off …

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Russian Piping Tips 101

Russian Piping Tips Are the Cheater Tips You Need

This is a guest post written by Devon done in partnership with Kitchen Conservatory in St. Louis. Devon has spent a lot of time mastering Russian piping tips and is excited to share her findings with …

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First Layer Cake

The Invention of Frosting

In Jess Touchette's second contributor post, she shares the fascinating history of frosting and layer cakes. Read on... In a recent post about 17th-century "biscuit bread," I traced the centuries-long evolution of …

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Couplers

Why I Always Use a Coupler in My Piping Bag

This is a guest post by Devon done in partnership with Kitchen Conservatory in St. Louis. Devon feels more strongly about couplers for frosting than anyone I've ever met, so I invited her here to …

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Cake Decorated With Pink French Buttercream Frosting

French Buttercream Frosting

Egg yolks give this exquisite buttercream a rich flavor and dense consistency. Perfect for any home pâtisserie, this buttercream is great for covering cakes or cupcakes. …

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Cake with Swiss Meringue Buttercream Frosting Decorated With Fondant Trees

Swiss Meringue Buttercream Frosting

Sometimes, simple is simply irresistible. Take your cakes to new heights with this delectably light buttercream. Swiss Meringue Buttercream Frosting Recipe Ingredients1 1/2 cups unsalted …

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Aquafaba on a cupcake

Aquafaba Meringue – Everything You Need to Know

Aquafaba is the liquid from a can of chickpeas that magically turns into light and fluffy vegan meringue! The meringue is SO easy to make and tastes wonderful! What is Aquafaba? Aquafaba translates …

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All about Buttercream Frosting

What’s the Difference Between Italian, Swiss, and French Buttercream Frosting?

I was the strange kid who always wiped off and threw away the buttercream frosting from slices of birthday cake. As I became a baker, I learned that most buttercream frosting we consume in America …

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Leftover Frosting Cookies

Easily Turn Leftover Frosting Into Cookies

When frosting a batch of twenty-four cupcakes, I always end up with one unfrosted cupcake (fine by me as I love plain cake) or gobs of leftover frosting in the bowl. Leftover frosting …

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Tiramisu Frosting

Tiramisu Frosting — Fluffy and Irresistible

This tiramisu frosting could dress up even the most drab of cupcakes. It's a Swiss meringue buttercream frosting recipe, which means that it's silky smooth and not overly sweet. However, this tiramisu frosting trades some …

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