Frosting types

We’ve created a guide of cake frosting types to help you understand their differences and find the best one for your culinary creations!

Learn about the different types of frosting- different types of buttercream, cream cheese frosting, ganache, and more. Well I think this Ultimate Guide To Different Types Of Frosting will make it all very clear for you!

Marshmallow frosting is made with the flavor of classic marshmallows but the fluffy texture of a whipped, glossy, meringue-type frosting that is perfect for piping and spreading on all your favorite cakes and cupcakes!

These buttercream recipes are making us swear off of store-bought forever.

This easy buttercream frosting can be paired with a variety of desserts. Traditional European buttercream frosting involves heating eggs and sugar over a pan of simmering water and whipping in butter while carefully monitoring for the correct temperature. Our Easy Vanilla Buttercream recipe is equally delicious and much less fussy. It is also the canvas for almost any variation imaginable.

Need to frost a cake? Discover five types of buttercream frosting to find the best fit for your cake.

A question I get asked all the time is “What’s the best buttercream?” Or sometimes it’s “What type of buttercream do YOU use?” Well, the answer depends totally on your personal preference and what type of project you are baking. I prefer frostings that are less sweet, and I do a lot of cake decorating, so I most often make Swiss or Italian meringue buttercream. But I might make a different type of buttercream to fill macarons or to frost a simple loaf cake. So to answer those questions…

Just like cake, buttercream is our favorite accessory. Paint is to Artist as Frosting is to Baker! When we are talking about decorating, we can’t skip out on the frosting talk. This is where your design turns into reality. The topic of buttercream has many different facets to it! Are you the type of person who asks for the edge piece of cake covered with decorations and borders to maximize your consumption? Or are typical frostings just too sweet for you, the people we call “cupcake…

There are at least six different types of frostings for cakes, cupcakes, and other baked goods—learn all about them in this ultimate guide to frostings.