193 cake frosting recipes

Fudgy chocolate sheet cake with a hint of cinnamon, topped with a buttery cocoa-pecan frosting made with sweetened condensed milk. Ready in 45 minutes flat.

Moist carrot cake baked in a tube pan with walnuts and cinnamon, finished with a glossy cooked orange glaze instead of the usual cream cheese frosting.

Classic three-layer white cake with vanilla and almond extract, topped with rich chocolate frosting. A heritage recipe using egg whites for a pure, snowy crumb.

Double chocolate bar cake with melted milk chocolate, cocoa, and sour cream batter, filled and frosted with whipped chocolate cream. A light, airy three-layer stunner.

Mile-high three-layer chocolate celebration cake for a crowd, filled with raspberry jam and orange marmalade, frosted with mocha cream cheese buttercream. Party show-stopper.

Sour cream chocolate layer cake with a tangy, moist crumb and a rich sour cream chocolate frosting. Old-school bakery flavor from a one-bowl batter.

Classic moist carrot cake studded with grated carrot, crushed pineapple, and walnuts, warm with cinnamon and topped with tangy cream cheese frosting. The pineapple keeps every slice tender and moist.

A four-layer chocolate butter cake with ganache filling, whipped cream frosting, and a glossy dark chocolate glaze poured over the top. Bakery-level elegance made at home.

Egg-free chocolate cake layered with a ganache filling loaded with sliced Snickers bars, then frosted in glossy chocolate and crowned with chopped peanuts. If you've ever wanted to hide a candy bar inside a cake, this is your blueprint.

Black magic chocolate cake mixed entirely in a food processor with strong coffee, sour cream, and cocoa. Topped with a dark chocolate frosting made the same way.

From-scratch German chocolate cake with sweet chocolate melted in boiling water, buttermilk batter with folded egg whites, and a coconut-pecan frosting cooked on the stovetop.

Bolognese sponge cake layered with vanilla custard and rum, frosted in coffee zabaglione buttercream, then crowned with chocolate-dipped almonds and walnut sides. From Il Cantoncino restaurant in Bologna.

Chocolate sauerkraut cake that sounds wild but bakes up incredibly moist and tender. The sauerkraut disappears into the cocoa batter, and a creamy chocolate frosting seals the deal.

Chocolate cupcakes filled with creamy peanut butter cream cheese frosting piped right into the center. Rich cocoa buttermilk cake with a surprise peanut butter filling in every bite.

Yellow cake studded with mandarin oranges and pecans, topped with a cooked pineapple glaze, sliced bananas, and a fluffy vanilla pudding-Cool Whip frosting loaded with coconut and nuts.

Rich, fudgy Mississippi mud cake loaded with coconut, crunchy nuts, and gooey marshmallow cream under a thick cocoa frosting. A Southern classic that's sinfully easy to make from scratch.