779 cake frosting recipes

Rich chocolate bundt cake made with plain yogurt and Dutch-processed cocoa for an incredibly moist crumb. No frosting needed, just deep cocoa flavor in every slice.

Chocolate cake with surprise filling hides creamy cream cheese and chocolate chip pockets inside a buttermilk-cocoa cake batter. A black bottom-style cake that bakes in one pan with no frosting needed.

Chocolate Cake Florence: a tender chocolate layer cake soaked with Tia Maria coffee liqueur and frosted with an old-fashioned cooked fudge icing, then dusted with chopped nuts. A grown-up chocolate cake.

Orange blossom Jello cake with torn angel food cake, orange Jello, mandarin oranges, and whipped topping molded and frosted with whipped cream. A light, no-bake icebox dessert.

Cinnamon chocolate sheet cake with a boiled cocoa-margarine base, buttermilk batter, and chocolate cream cheese frosting. A Texas-style sheet cake with warm cinnamon spice throughout.

Four-layer coconut cake with coconut cream pudding filling, chopped macadamia nuts, whipped cream frosting, and shredded coconut pressed all over. A showstopper from a cake mix.

Sad Face Cake made with Bisquick, brown sugar, coconut, chopped nuts, and eggs. A dense, chewy dump cake with a brownie-like texture and no frosting needed.

Pineapple dream cake made with pineapple juice in the batter and topped with a whipped shortening frosting folded with cooked pineapple. A fluffy, tropical two-layer cake.

Classic two-layer butter cake with separated eggs and folded whites for height. Topped with a tangy lemon-buttercream frosting (or chocolate variation). The American birthday cake.

Mom's red velvet cake with old-fashioned ermine frosting (the original red velvet topping). Buttermilk, cocoa, and vinegar give the cake its signature tang and tender crumb.

Yum yum cake is a sour-cream chocolate layer cake with cocoa powder batter and melted chocolate chip frosting. Old-fashioned church-cookbook favorite with lunchbox simplicity.

Heart-shaped Kahlua white chocolate Valentine cake: tender white chocolate cake soaked in Kahlua coffee syrup and frosted with whipped white chocolate ganache. Show-stopping romantic dessert.

Jellyroll layer cake with spiced sponge strips rolled into a spiral and frosted with English toffee icing. Looks like a regular cake but slices reveal vertical swirl layers.

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.

Raw apple bundt cake stays incredibly moist thanks to three cups of fresh chopped apples, plus flaked coconut, sweet dates, and toasted pecans. A dense, spiced fall cake that needs no frosting.

Moist pineapple 7-Up cake made with yellow cake mix, pineapple pudding, and real Seven-Up soda. Topped with a homemade coconut-pecan frosting loaded with crushed pineapple. A retro Southern sheet cake classic.