321 butter frosting recipes

Rich chocolate frosting made with ground sweet chocolate, butter, and cream that sets to a glossy, spreadable finish perfect for layer cakes and special occasion desserts.

Cocoa thumbprint cookies rolled in sugar and filled with creamy peanut butter frosting. Loaded with chocolate chips and a sweet PB center. Makes 4 dozen irresistible little buttons.

A very light, almost water-like batter that creates the most intensely moist chocolate cupcakes you will ever taste. This cake recipe has NEVER disappointed. It literally will melt in your mouth. The icing is a basic butter and cream cheese frosting.

Austrian butter cookies: simple four-ingredient nut shortbread rounds. Roll plain for tea time or sandwich with jam and chocolate frosting for traditional Austrian dessert.

Cranberry sauce cake with pecans, orange zest, and a cranberry butter frosting. Moist, fruity, and easy to mix in one bowl for holidays or anytime.

Carrot zucchini cake with shredded coconut and cinnamon, topped with orange cream cheese frosting. Moist from grated vegetables and oil, no butter in the batter.

Frosted cashew cookies use Bisquick, brown sugar, and sour cream with salted cashews, topped with a browned butter frosting. A soft, cakey drop cookie with nutty crunch.

Really enjoyed this buttermilk glaze drizzled over my carrot cake, it tasted great but it had much less calories and fat than a rich butter-cream cheese frosting. My husband also liked it very much.

Chocolate walnut bar cookies cut into neat triangles with a smooth vanilla butter frosting. Fudgy, nutty, and cute enough for a cookie tray or bake sale.

French-style hazelnut praline buttercream built on a custard base with egg yolks, milk, and unsalted butter. A professional pastry filling and frosting.

Dense chocolate pound cake with cocoa and cake flour, topped with silky boiled fudge frosting. Butter and shortening combo creates tender crumb that bakes for 90 minutes.

Showstopping seven-layer chocolate cake with tender sponge layers and rich butter-chocolate frosting. A classic European-style torte that's all about thin layers and fudgy filling between each one.

Maple-frosted golden cake layers a tender butter-yellow sponge under a fluffy boiled maple frosting made with pure maple syrup and beaten egg whites. Old-fashioned bakery style.

Childhood PB&J turned into a two-layer peanut butter cake filled with more peanut butter and red jelly, topped with fluffy seven-minute frosting. Nostalgic birthday cake for grown-ups.

Irish cream frosting made with butter, powdered sugar, and Baileys-style liqueur beaten until light and fluffy. A boozy buttercream that pairs with chocolate, coffee, or vanilla cakes.

Light angel food cake made with whipped egg whites and cake flour, frosted with a rich mocha buttercream of coffee, cocoa, and butter. A classic pairing of airy cake and intensely flavored frosting.