This double-rich buttercream frosting is a chocolate lover's dream. For the true addict, though, you'll need to frost some chocolate cupcakes for absolute death by...
Time: under 30 minutes
Frosting and Icing
Frosting, icing, and cake decorating recipes and ideas. Make your next cake extra special by adding these finishing (and delicious) touches. Frosting is also great on cookies, cupcakes and brownies.
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Chocolate Fudge Buttercream Frosting
Dream Whip Icing
Take the guesswork out of making perfect icing. Dream Whip topping mix helps stabilize the icing and vanilla pudding mix gives it a creamy texture.
Time: under 30 minutes
Fluffernutter Frosting
A delicious and fluffy peanut butter frosting made with marshmallow creme, peanut butter, butter, vanilla, salt, powdered sugar, and milk
Time: under 30 minutes
Mock Whip Cream Frosting
This frosting recipe whips up just like real whipped cream but it's made from a custard-style base of flour and milk, mixed with butter, shortening, sugar, and vanilla.
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Killer Chocolate Frosting
The trick to this creamy frosting is the sweetened condensed milk. It makes a rich, smooth frosting that we love to use on sheet cakes or brownies.
Time: 2-5 hours
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Whipped Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
Need a fluffy chocolate frosting? This is a no-fail buttercream that has just the right amount of chocolate flavor. Use it as a frosting or filling with a variety...
Time: under 30 minutes
Chocolate Coffee Buttercream Filling
This American buttercream frosting has just the right balance of sweetness and coffee flavor. It has a creamy spreading consistency that makes it perfect for cakes...
Method: microwave
Time: under 30 minutes
Coconut Cream Cheese Frosting
A thick coconut frosting that spreads wonderfully on cupcakes or cakes. Hint: want more coconut flavor? Use coconut milk instead of regular milk.
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Copycat Cinnabon Frosting
If you love the frosting on the cinnamon rolls at Cinnabon, then you'll love this copycat recipe. It uses margarine, cream cheese, powdered sugar, lemon juice, and vanilla...
Time: under 30 minutes
Cool Whip Frosting
Cool Whip isn't the only secret ingredient in this frosting recipe. It also calls for vanilla pudding mix. Doesn't get easier than this, folks!
Time: under 30 minutes
Chocolate Chip Icing
A boiled icing using chocolate chips instead of cocoa powder for the chocolatey flavor.
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Easy Cocoa Frosting
An easy no-cook chocolate frosting made with butter, cocoa powder, powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract.
Time: under 30 minutes
Stabilized Whipped Cream Icing
Make your whipped cream icing longer lasting with this easy and versatile recipe. Includes variations to make chocolate, coffee, or orange frosting too.
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Bourbon Vanilla Buttercream Frosting
Bourbon vanilla buttercream is an irresistible, foolproof frosting for cupcakes and other sweet creations.
Time: under 30 minutes
Boiled Brown Sugar Frosting
With a smooth, velvety texture, and a strong caramel flavor with a light hint of vanilla, this frosting is the perfect topping to any baked treat.
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Banana Cream Cheese Frosting
A rich cream cheese frosting with subtle banana flavor.
Time: under 30 minutes
Angel Food Cake Icing
This icing starts out by making a custard from cornstarch, sugar, milk, and egg. The mixture is chilled and mixed with butter and powdered sugar until it is spreadable.
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
1 Minute Chocolate Frosting
This is a boiled frosting that yields a fudgy like texture. It's made with sugar, cocoa, butter, milk, and vanilla extract. Great on brownies!
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Divinity Icing
Discover the refined taste of divinity icing, crafted from a blend of egg whites, sugar, corn syrup, and marshmallows. Perfect for elegant presentations, adding a subtle sweetness and...
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Double Boiler Frosting - Seven Minute Frosting
Seven minute frosting is meringue or marshmallow type boiled frosting. It's delicious on a variety of cake or cupcake flavors.
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Butterscotch Frosting
This cooked frosting has just the right amount of butterscotch flavor to complement your favorite cake or cupcakes.
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Candied Violets
Cakes, pastries and yogurt parfaits will look instagram-ready and beyond with these edible candied flowers.
Time: over 5 hours
Kool-Aid Frosting
An easy way to both tint and flavor a basic powdered sugar frosting. Simply add your favorite flavor/color of Kool-Aid mix and create endless frosting options.
Time: under 30 minutes
Karo Syrup Frosting
Spread love on any occasion when you whip up a batch of this frosting. Make this super, simple, sweet, sensation with egg whites and a splash of vanilla. No butter necessary.
Time: under 30 minutes
Caramel Icing
This caramel icing is dangerously quick and easy to make. Four ingredients and minutes later you've got a decadent option for icing doughnuts, topping cupcakes, or licking straight off...
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Keeping a can of frozen orange juice concentrate in the freezer means you can make more than just orange juice. Try it in a variety of orange-flavored recipes.
Not to be confused with evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk is very sweet (and very sticky) and used primarily in desserts.
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