18 Flavor Packed Frosting Recipes
Frosting is one of the most important recipes to make your cake stand out. It takes the cake to another level. Let’s make the best frosting recipes.
Frosting Recipes
1. Salted Caramel Frosting
I like the buttery flavor, and it looks fabulous too. It is sweet and salty, and that is what makes it the winner. You can use butter, whole milk or heavy cream, I prefer the latter.
You need a candy thermometer. The key is to give 20-30 minutes ot make frosting, if you want to make it quicker it will be runny.
For piping use Wilton 2A. It requires 15 minutes of prep time and 5 minutes of cooking time. Let it rest for half an hour.
The ingredients include confectioners’ sugar, salt, heavy cream, unsalted butter and dark brown sugar. It is perfect for cakes and cupcakes. You can keep it in the fridge and it will be good for up to 4 days.
2. Buttercream
It is one of my favorite frosting recipes as it holds very well. The best thing is that it’s versatile; you can make it for both big and small batches.
You can make American buttercream, German, Swiss, chocolate buttercream, coffee buttercream or even Italian buttercream
This is Mock Swiss Meringue buttercream. This silky texture makes it a winner. It requires 25 minutes to make.
The ingredients include butter, sugar, egg whites, powdered sugar and vanilla bean paste. Keep the leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge and it will be good for 2 weeks.
3. Cream Cheese Frosting
The combo of tang and rich flavor makes it one of my favorite frosting recipes. This frosting makes the cakes and cupcakes desirable.
It requires 10 minutes of prep time. To get the best result, use full-fat cream cheese. It makes the frosting thicker.
The ingredients include unsalted butter, salt, vanilla extract, full-fat cream cheese, and powdered sugar.
4. Chocolate Buttercream
This fluffy frosting is delicious and makes the cake even more beautiful. You can freeze it and it will be good for 3 months.
It is paired well with chocolate cake, vanilla cake, macarons, banana cake, and vanilla cupcakes. The equipment needed are stand mixer, piping bags, and measuring cups.
It hardly needs 10 minutes to make. The ingredients include butter, icing sugar, milk, vanilla and unsweetened cocoa powder. This frosting will last for 3 days at room temperature.
5. Whipped Cream Frosting
It requires 2 minutes of prep time and 3 minutes of cooking time.
The ingredients include heavy cream, white chocolate instant pudding, powdered sugar and vanilla extract.
6. Marshmallow Vanilla Buttercream Frosting
This requires 20 minutes of your time.
The ingredients include butter, heavy cream, marshmallow fluff, vanilla and icing sugar.
7. Peanut Butter Icing
It hardly needs 5 minutes to make.
The ingredients include creamy peanut butter, cream, powdered sugar, butter and salt.
8. Easy Cream Cheese Frosting
It hardly needs 10 minutes to make.
The ingredients include unsalted butter, vanilla extract, full fat brick cream cheese and powdered sugar.
9. Buttercream Icing For Cupcakes
It hardly needs 5 minutes to make.
The ingredients include butter, vanilla extract, milk, and sugar.
10. American Buttercream Frosting
This takes 10 minutes to make.
The ingredients include sugar, butter, vanilla extract and heavy cream.
Best Cream Cheese Frosting
It hardly needs 10 minutes to make.
The ingredients include full fat cream cheese, sugar, pure vanilla extract and salted butter.
Sweetened Condensed Milk Frosting
It requires 15 minutes of prep time.
The ingredients include unsalted butter, sweetened condensed cream, salt and vanilla extract.
Vanilla Buttercream Frosting (American Buttercream)
This requires 20 minutes to make.
The ingredients include unsalted butter, vanilla extract, heavy cream, powdered sugar and salt.
Not Too Sweet Buttercream
You can make it in just 10 minutes.
The ingredients include shortening, unsalted butter, meringue powder, vanilla extract and sugar.
French Buttercream
This requires only 20 minutes of your time.
The ingredients include sugar, eggs, unsalted butter, water and salt.
Vanilla Buttercream Frosting
You can make it in 15 minutes.
The ingredients include unsalted butter, sugar, vanilla extract, salt and heavy cream.
Chocolate Frosting
It requires 10 minutes of prep time.
The ingredients include unsalted butter, milk, cocoa powder, unsalted butter and salt.