779 cake frosting recipes

This easy strawberry poke cake gets its fizzy twist from strawberry soda and jello soaked into tender cake, topped with a creamy vanilla pudding whipped frosting. A crowd-pleasing potluck favorite!

Moist chocolate date cake studded with chocolate chips and chopped nuts, no frosting needed. Plumped dates keep this one-pan cake incredibly tender while cocoa and vanilla add deep chocolate flavor.

Maple syrup nut cake with a full cup of real maple syrup baked into a tender two-layer cake. Studded with chopped nuts and ready to frost with your favorite icing.

Mocha layer cake made with hot coffee, cocoa, sour cream, and folded egg whites, topped with a tangy cream cheese frosting. A rich, tender two-layer chocolate coffee cake from scratch.

Orange coconut cake layers a tender almond-scented white cake with a tangy fresh orange filling and fluffy boiled-sugar frosting. A vintage Southern church-cookbook bake with citrus brightness throughout.

Two-layer fudge cake built on a cooked cocoa-milk paste with brown sugar for depth. Old-fashioned chocolate layer cake from-scratch and a perfect blank canvas for any frosting.

For years I only ate carrot cake with a butter and cream cheese frosting, but I was surprised by this glazed carrot cake. It was actually delicious. I will not mind enjoying a glazed carrot cake any more.

German sweet chocolate cake built on a chocolate cake mix base enriched with extra butter, buttermilk, and folded egg whites for a tender, tall three-layer cake. Designed for the classic coconut-pecan frosting on the tops only.

Dense, moist German apple cake loaded with four cups of sliced Pippin apples, cinnamon, and chopped nuts, topped with tangy cream cheese frosting. A fall baking favorite.

1-2-3-4 cake: classic American butter layer cake named for its 1 cup butter, 2 cups sugar, 3 cups flour, 4 eggs ratio. Finished with chocolate frosting between three tender layers.

Three-layer Southern banana cake with mashed ripe bananas folded into a buttermilk batter. Topped with confectioner's sugar frosting and chopped pecans for a true heirloom finish.

Elegant lemon cake roll with a light sponge filled and frosted with creamy lemon filling, then coated in yellow-tinted coconut. A show-stopping spring dessert.

Pumpkin spice cake with buttermilk, canned pumpkin, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, and chopped nuts baked in two 8-inch layers. A moist, warmly spiced autumn cake that pairs with any frosting you like.

Apricot brandy cake layers a tender, spice-kissed crumb with sticky apricot preserves and brandy buttercream frosting. The secret? Apricot baby food keeps the cake moist and fruit-forward with zero fuss.

Milky Way layer cake melts eight candy bars with butter into a chocolate-caramel-nougat batter for a moist Southern celebration cake. Tender crumb, rich frosting-friendly base, layered or sheet style.

Frozen angel food cake layered with frozen yogurt and frosted in whipped topping, then garnished with fresh fruit. A light, easy ice-cream-style cake you can customize to any yogurt flavor.