The Creamiest, Dreamiest Frostings and Icings Around

Let's get some cupcakes up in here: These homemade icing and frosting recipes are what dreams are made of.

August 19, 2015

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Cakes are better with it. Cupcakes need it. You know you love it: Here are our best recipes for frostings, icings, and glazes.

Alex Lau
1/11
Chocolate Sheet Cake With Crème Fraîche Frosting
Room temperature cream cheese and butter are key to a smooth frosting (cold ingredients will form hard beads). Take them both out of the refrigerator three hours ahead of time.
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Peter Frank Edwards
2/11
Spiced Honey Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Who can resist a cream cheese frosting? No one, that's who.
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Alex Lau
3/11
Chocolate Buttercream Recipe
Two things can go wrong with buttercream: the mixture will curdle if it gets too cold; and it will sink if it gets too warm. Just keep beating—it’ll all come together.
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4/11
Yellow Layer Cake with Chocolate–Sour Cream Frosting
Forget the boxed version you grew up with. This yellow cake gets a rich dark-chocolate frosting with a touch of tang thanks to sour cream.
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5/11
Pumpkin Cake with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting
We like to serve this cake with a drizzle of maple syrup over the frosting.
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6/11
Luscious Chocolate Icing
Serve this icing spooned over cake or ice cream.
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7/11
Banana-Chocolate Chip Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting
A hearty dose of creamy peanut butter, plus powdered sugar, make this frosting super smooth.
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Alex Lau
8/11
Yellow Sheet Cake with Chocolate Sour Cream Frosting
For extra texture, trick out your cake with rainbow or chocolate sprinkles, chopped candies, or your favorite cereal.
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9/11
Devil's Food Cake with Black Pepper Boiled Icing
Black pepper in the icing? The key is using just enough.
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Tuukka Koski
10/11
Darkest Chocolate Cake with Red Wine Glaze
“The great thing about this cake? It's not fussy. You can just pour the glaze over and it sets. Done.” —Rick Mast
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Jonathan Lovekin
11/11
Cream Cheese Pound Cake with Citrus Glaze
The glaze will harden as it sets.
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