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    Home » Recipes

    Frostings

    Frosting is quite literally the icing on the cake! Never take it for granted.

    My icing recipes will give you a great range of accompaniments to your cakes and bakes.

    Whether you're after a tried and tested classic, like a Vanilla American Buttercream, need a guide to troubleshoot the perfect cream cheese frosting, or want to change things up with something a bit different, like Dulce de Leche Buttercream. I have all sorts of icing recipes for you to try, along with tips and tricks for decorating.

    • Close up of creamy Biscoff buttercream in bowl.
      Easy Biscoff Buttercream
    • Close up of a swirl of piped peanut butter frosting with a mini Reese's cup on top.
      Peanut Butter Buttercream - An Easy Nutty Frosting
    • Piped marshmallow frosting showing stable buttercream consistency.
      Marshmallow Frosting - Quick and Easy Fluff Buttercream
    • Close up bowl of pistachio buttercream.
      Pistachio Buttercream
    • Bowl of easy cinnamon buttercream frosting.
      Cinnamon Buttercream
    • Close up of cocolate cake frosted with dulce de leche buttercream.
      Dulce de Leche Buttercream - Two Ingredient Caramel Frosting
    • Overhead shot of a bowl of buttercream icing.
      Quick and Easy American Buttercream
    • An overhead shot of using a cookie scoop to dollop out thick old fashioned boiled coconut pecan frosting on to red velvet cupcakes. The cupcakes are sat on a wire rack after cooling.
      Old Fashioned Boiled Coconut Pecan Icing
    • Cupcake with swirl of cream cheese buttercream icing flavoured with vanilla bean paste.
      Easy Cream Cheese Frosting with Spreadable Cream Cheese

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    Image of Liz Mincin blogger and recipe developer behind Waiting for Blancmange.

    Hi, I'm Liz! I'm an American expat in the UK, with over 20 years experience baking and creating desserts. Taught tricks and tips by my mother and grandmothers, I'm sharing recipes and baking tips from my Italian American and Southern roots, along with a few British staples picked up from my time living across various regions in the UK.

    More about me →

    Cozy Recipes for Fall

    • Two glasses of homemade fresh apple cider with spices.
      Homemade Spiced Apple Cider - Easy Old Fashioned Classic
    • Overhead picture of pumpkin pound cake, topped with vanilla glaze and chopped pecans. Half unsliced and half sliced and laid out on the platter.
      Pumpkin Pound Cake - The Ultimate Pumpkin Bundt
    • Cinnamon swiss roll cake with stabilized whipped cream filling and plum compote.
      Cinnamon Swiss Roll
    • The ultimate oat crumble topping in a skillet.
      Oat Crumble Topping

    Spooky Season

    • Black Velvet layer cake, with a slice cut and partly pulled out showing the layers. The cake is on a glass cake stand.
      Black Velvet Cake
    • Close up of a gooey homemade green Halloween Cinnamon Roll with Snickers filling and black cocoa frosting. Topped with marshmallow webbing and candy eye.
      Halloween Cinnamon Rolls
    • Spellbook brownies inspired by Hocus Pocus movies.
      Hocus Pocus Brownies
    • Close up of fudgy dark chocolate black cocoa spider web brownies with candy eyes on top.
      Spider Web Brownies

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