33 frosting recipes

Frosted fudge brownies built with unsweetened chocolate, butter, and toasted walnuts, then crowned with a stovetop boiled fudge frosting. Dense, fudgy, and unapologetically rich.

"A wonderful combination of flavors and the frosting is fantastic."

Double Orange Macadamia Nut Cookies with Orange Frosting recipe

This cake is amazingly moist, which almost makes people wonder if it's made from the cake mix in the box. The sour cream frosting gives the cake a smooth and creamy texture, also adds just enough tang.

Frosted diamond cookies with caraway seeds, topped with billowy White Mountain frosting and pink sugar. A vintage rolled cookie that's crisp, elegant, and surprisingly savory-sweet.

Scotch shortbread balls dipped in fudgy chocolate frosting. Buttery, sandy crumb with a glossy chocolate cap. Holiday cookie tin essential.

Orange blossom cake, a three-layer white cake filled with orange marmalade and crowned with fluffy seven-minute orange frosting. Classic Southern tea-table dessert.

Frozen banana pops dipped two ways: chocolate sauce with shredded coconut, or peanut butter rolled in crunchy nuts. Kid-friendly no-bake dessert ready for the freezer in minutes.

No-frost chocolate chip cake with chopped dates soaked in hot water for natural moisture and sweetness. Chocolate chips and nuts sprinkled on top before baking eliminate the need for frosting.

Rich bittersweet chocolate cake that makes its own mousse-like frosting from the same batter. Just 8 ingredients, no mixer tricks, and it keeps in the fridge for days.

Coca-Cola cake frosting boils butter, cocoa, and cola together then pours over powdered sugar with pecans and vanilla. A warm, pourable Southern frosting for chocolate sheet cake.

Pumpkin cake made with spice cake mix and canned pumpkin, topped with a cooked flour buttercream frosting. A moist, warmly spiced fall cake with a light, fluffy homemade frosting.

Prune whip spice cake with cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice, topped with homemade prune butter frosting studded with chopped prunes and nuts. A vintage classic.

Chocolate mayonnaise cake with a caramel-like brown sugar frosting. The mayo keeps this old-fashioned cake incredibly moist without eggs or butter in the batter. Frost immediately for the best texture.

Creamy blender chocolate frosting made with unsweetened chocolate and evaporated milk. No cooking, no mixer needed. Just blend until thick, rich, and silky smooth.

Red velvet cake with buttermilk and vinegar baked in three layers, topped with cream cheese pecan frosting. An oil-based cake with a tender crumb and classic tangy finish.