More than 30 of the Best Frosting Recipes in one place.

Have you ever had to make a cake and then wonder which buttercream frosting would work best? Wondering if you should make or buy your own frosting? Well, I have it all here for you. 30 plus homemade buttercream frosting recipes in one place. These are all my recipes and you will be surprised at how simple and easy they are to make, some take as little as five minutes to make.

Over 30 homemade buttercream frosting recipes by Veena Azmanov all in one place.

More than 30 Buttercream Frosting Recipes in one place. 30 Plus Homemade Buttercream Frosting Recipes.

Did you know that I have shared more than 30 homemade buttercream recipes with you already? And I not done yet.

The more you have the more confusing it can get. right? While I do have them all listed out in a category I often have people ask me which frosting they should try. Or where can they find that buttercream recipe? So I thought why not make a round-up post so you can see them all here.

And I thought – why not share some of the most common questions I get asked.

30 plus buttercream frosting recipe – Listed below (Save/Pin)

What is the difference between Icing and frosting, anyway?

Icings are those simple glazes you make to pour over a pound cake, pastries. Sometimes made with just powdered sugar and milk and sometimes make with melted chocolate too. The icing is usually pouring consistency while frosting is thick, light and fluffy that can be spread over a cake or piped over cupcakes.

Can I turn a frosting into icing?

Absolutely, If the frosting is too thick add a few tablespoons of milk, cream or water. Then microwave for 10 seconds. The powdered sugar and butter will melt into a pouring consistency.

How many different types of buttercream frosting are there?

The number of frosting recipes can be overwhelming and sometimes confusing. In general, we can categories these as

Butter-based buttercream – simple all-purpose buttercreams like my velvet American buttercream, Vanilla buttercream (eggless)
Decorators buttercream – often with all or some vegetable shortening to prevent the frosting from melting easily like my Bakery style frostings – Vanilla and Chocolate frosting
Cream Cheese based – made with cream cheese often with or without butter like my classic cream cheese is made with butter which adds more stability and my no-butter cream cheese frosting when you want a more luxurious dessert type frosting.
Meringue buttercream – made with the addition of whipped egg whites. Less sweet than the classic butter-based buttercream like my Swiss Meringue or Italian Meringue
Egg-based buttercream – like the French Buttercream and German buttercream made with egg yolks then whipped to make a light and fluffy frosting with the addition of butter.
Whipped Cream Frosting – the lightest of them all is, of course, simple whipped cream. I shared 5 different methods to make whipped cream at home. As well as a whipped cream buttercream frosting.

Every special occasion deserves a special frosting; that's what this Pink Champagne Buttercream Frosting is all about. Made with champagne reduction, light; creamy and melts in the mouth. A perfect addition to decorate any cake or cupcakes to its ultimate in luxury.

Pink Champagne Cupcakes with Pink Champagne Buttercream

These chocolate fudge cupcakes are the ultimate luxury for any chocolate lover. Made with real chocolate in the batter as well as the frosting. The cupcakes are moist light with a soft crumb and the frosting is rich, dark and indulgent.

Chocolate Fudge Cupcakes (17)

Caramel Cupcakes

White Chocolate Cupcakes

How long does it take to make homemade frosting?

Often people are surprised that homemade frosting can take as little as 5 minutes to make. Yes, that’s all it needs. Which actually is less than the time you probably spend driving to the store to buy ready frosting.

How do you make homemade frosting?

The basic formula for a good homemade frosting is just two main ingredients. Butter and powdered sugar. We often add liquid such as water, milk or cream to bring to consistency. The rest of the additions are optional such as vanilla for flavor.

As a rule of thump one part butter with two parts, powdered sugar will give you a good frosting already. Add a tablespoon of liquid to bring to consistency. That’s it!

What is the best kind of frosting for cupcakes?

Cupcakes can be served with any frosting from simple vanilla to cream cheese or meringue. What is important to think through is – how am I going to store these cupcakes and how long are they going to be out?

For example, if your cupcakes are going to be sitting out for a long time then cream cheese frosting or perishable frosting is not the way to go. If your cupcakes are going to be out in hot humid conditions then you probably want to avoid meringue or butter based frostings too.

How do I decide which buttercream frosting to use?

There will always be many options to choose from but the only one that’s usually just right for you. Here are a few questions to consider. Often you will have to take all four into consideration when making this decision.

What cake flavor do I want?
Where is the cake going to be displayed – inside vs outside? Inside allows you to use perishable fillings while outside depends on the weather.
What is the weather at the time the cake is going to be displayed? Is it cold winter or hot humid summer. Hot summers need more caution with perishable frostings.
How far does the cake have to travel? long travels in cold weather are not an issue if you pack things well. Hot summers can be a nightmare, so carry ice packs.

30 Plus Homemade Buttercream Frosting Recipes

Can you have enough of frosting recipes? I think not. Have you ever had to make a cake and then wonder which buttercream frosting would work best? Wondering if you should make or buy your own frosting? Did you know that you can make frosting in less than 5 minutes? Well, I have it all here for you. Right here on this blog I have shared more than 30 homemade buttercream frosting recipes. You will be surprised at how simple and easy they are to make.

Buttercream Frosting Recipe - Best Vanilla Buttercream Recipe

A good vanilla buttercream frosting recipe is a must-have on hand. Just three basic ingredients but the right method can make a huge difference. Today, I share with you how I make the best buttercream frosting recipe. Using my method you will never want to look for another buttercream recipe ever again.

Chocolate Buttercream Frosting Recipe (Video)

A good chocolate buttercream frosting can be a dream over cupcakes, cake, and desserts. Especially when it’s light, fluffy with just the right amount of chocolate. Today I share with you my secret to making the best chocolate buttercream recipe with this step by step video tutorial.

Bakery Style Vanilla Frosting Recipe - Video

If you looking for the best vanilla frosting then this bakery style vanilla frosting is a must-try. It takes only 5 minutes to whip and has the longest shelf life ever!! It’s an absolute kid favorite frosting over any cupcakes, cakes or cookies. This vanilla buttercream works great in hot, humid weather and can sit out for hours without any refrigeration required.

Bakery Style Chocolate Frosting Recipe - Video

If you looking for the best chocolate frosting then this bakery style chocolate frosting is a must-try. It takes only 5 minutes to whip and has the longest shelf life ever!! Tried and test kids favorite over any cupcake, cakes or cookies. This chocolate buttercream works great in hot, humid weather and can sit out for hours without any refrigeration required.

Velvet American Buttercream Recipe (ABC)

My velvet American buttercream is the most requested recipe from customers as well as here on the blog. It has a glossy sheen due to the unique method I use in making it. This simple, easy and effortless recipe makes a delicious velvety smooth textured buttercream that’s not grainy, easy to make in minutes, and melts in the mouth.

Swiss Meringue Buttercream (SMBC) - No-Fail Recipe

Learn to make the best Swiss meringue buttercream with my no-fail recipe. Swiss meringue buttercream is usually less sweet and creamier with a velvet-like silky smooth feel on the tongue compared to an American buttercream. This simple, easy and effortless recipe with progress pictures and video tutorial will help you succeed in making the easiest most delicious Swiss meringue buttercream EVER. Perfect for cakes, cupcakes, macarons and more.

Italian Meringue Buttercream Recipe (IMBC)

Italian meringue buttercream is made with egg white and boiled sugar syrup instead of powdered sugar. So it’s usually less sweet, more creamy and has a velvet-like silky smooth feel on the tongue. It’s Aabit more complicated than making Swiss meringue. And yet, the stability of the meringue is much better and remains fluffy longer.

How to make French Buttercream Recipe - No-Fail Recipe

This French buttercream is silky smooth and buttery with the taste of vanilla pastry cream. And this no-fail recipe is all you are ever going to need to make a perfect French buttercream every single time. It’s made with egg yolks, butter, and sugar. And then whipped until you have a rich custard-based thick buttercream that can be a filling in cakes, piped over cupcakes, and even decorated with fondant.

How to make German Buttercream Recipe - NO-Fail Recipe

This German buttercream is silky smooth and buttery with the taste of vanilla pastry cream. My no-fail recipe with step-by-step picture tutorial is all you are ever going to need to make this perfect custard buttercream every single time. Frost it on cakes, pipe it over cupcakes, or fill it in macarons and other desserts. And with tips, tricks, and troubleshooting this buttercream is one of the easiest to make.

Meringue Buttercream with Meringue Powder

The buttercream I used on these cupcakes is a meringue buttercream made with meringue powder. The reason is that there are some customers, especially pregnant women, who like meringue buttercream but don’t want to take the risk of eating raw eggs. This simple, easy and effortless recipe uses powdered egg whites instead of raw egg whites.

Stiff Buttercream frosting for cake decorating - Buttercream Flowers

If you plan to pipe buttercream flowers the first thing you need is a stiff buttercream frosting recipe for piping flowers. One that will pipe perfect buttercream flowers for you and will taste as delicious as it looks. This simple, easy and effortless recipe will give you a stiff buttercream frosting for cake decorating you will ever need.

The BEST Cream Cheese Frosting Buttercream Recipe

A perfect cream cheese frosting is an absolute treat over cakes or cupcakes. It makes a huge difference to the overall effect. This simple, easy and effortless classic cream cheese frosting is made from scratch and whipped to a light and fluffy texture that just melts in the mouth.

No Butter Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe

This no butter cream cheese frosting is light, fluffy and melts in the mouth just like whipped cream. A simple, easy and effortless recipe that gets done in less than 10 minutes. Perfect for cupcakes or your favorite carrot cake recipe.

The Best Strawberry Buttercream Frosting

This strawberry buttercream frosting is the ultimate dessert accompaniment. Rich, creamy and made with fresh strawberries this is perfect with any dessert from frosting delicious cupcakes, layered cakes, between macarons or just with more fresh seasonal strawberries in a bowl. Make more in summer when strawberries are in season or use frozen any time of the year. No matter what time of the year this frosting is bound to satisfy your strawberry craving.

Pink Champagne Cupcakes with Pink Champagne Buttercream

Every special occasion deserves a special frosting; that’s what this Pink Champagne Buttercream Frosting is all about. Made with champagne reduction, light; creamy and melts in the mouth. A perfect addition to decorate any cake or cupcakes to it’s ultimate in luxury.

Best Coffee Buttercream Frosting - Just 4 Ingredients

The aroma and flavor of coffee or espresso in your favorite desserts are addictive. This is the ultimate coffee buttercream frosting for any coffee drinker. It is light and fluffy with a whipped cream-like consistency that will stimulate your taste buds as if it was your favorite beverage only better. The best part it has just 4 main ingredients and needs only 5 minutes to prepare

Eggnog Buttercream Frosting

Add the flavor of the Christmas eggnog into a frosting. Made with homemade eggnog this eggnog buttercream is simple, easy and delicious. A touch of spices like nutmeg and cinnamon infused with a little booze, this custardy drink is the perfect festive treat. It takes five minutes to make and can be used to frost it over cakes, cupcakes or between macaron shells.

Caramel Buttercream Frosting Recipe - Video

A good caramel buttercream is smooth, rich and glossy filled with that sweet caramel flavor. It’s made with homemade caramel sauce that takes just five minutes to make. And this frosting is loaded with caramel flavor you cannot miss. Drizzle some caramel sauce on top for added luxury or sprinkle a few grains of salt for that salted caramel buttercream everyone craves.

Butterscotch Buttercream Frosting Recipe - Simply The BEST!

I call butterscotch buttercream frosting the twin sister of caramel buttercream frosting. While quite similar, butterscotch buttercream has a uniquely delicate and sweet flavor from the brown sugar. Also, it’s much softer than a caramel frosting and goes well with a number of amazing cake flavors such as banana, pumpkin, apple and even simple vanilla or chocolate cupcakes.

Rich Dark Nutella Buttercream Frosting

If you love Nutella, this Nutella buttercream frosting will probably be your favorite. An absolute heaven over cakes, cupcakes and between macaron shells. Rich, creamy and decadent this frosting takes no more than five minutes to mix and is the perfect consistency to pipe pretty swirls on cupcakes or pipe boarders or designs around cakes such as this one.

Best Kahlua Buttercream Frosting

This Kahlua buttercream frosting is the ultimate dessert accompaniment. Rich, creamy and perfect with any dessert from frosting delicious cupcakes, layered cakes, as well as between macaron shells. Make it with or without chocolate, add a dash of espresso. No matter what time of the year this frosting is always the ultimate treat.

Different Buttercream Flavors from One Buttercream Recipe

Why have just one buttercream flavor when you can try so many more. These simple, easy and effortless variations to create different buttercream flavors from one recipe will open new and wonderful possibilities for your cake projects. From strawberry to caramel, marzipan or Kahlua, you can use a basic American buttercream, meringue-based buttercream.Lemon Buttercream Mocha Buttercream Salted Caramel Buttercream Raspberry Buttercream Frosting Peanut Butter Frosting Pineapple Buttercream Frosting Maraschino Cherry Buttercream Frosting Bailey’s Buttercream Frosting Coconut Buttercream Frosting Marzipan Buttercream frosting Boston Cream Pie Frosting

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More than 30 Buttercream Frosting Recipes in one place. 30 Plus Homemade Buttercream Frosting Recipes.

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Comments

Lois Christensen
February 11, 2019 at 8:27 pm

What a yummy collection! I think my favorite is the Nutella Buttercream Frosting!
- Veena Azmanov
  February 12, 2019 at 7:54 am
  Yea, I love Nutella Buttercream as well.
Marisa Franca
February 9, 2019 at 7:31 pm
Here in the US we use icing and frosting pretty much interchangeably. You can ice a cake or frost a cake. Now the other we use more of a glaze. But in the end — your recipes are fabulous. No plain chocolate or vanilla, although those are good too. Lots of great tips for success in any frosting/icing endeavor. I’m pinning this so I don’t lose the link.
- Veena Azmanov
  February 10, 2019 at 7:59 am
  Yes, that is true, you can ice or frost a cake but I wanted to make sure we know there is a difference. Yes, there is so much more to frosting than just vanilla and chocolate. Thanks, Marisa.
Denise
February 7, 2019 at 8:20 pm
I’m still amazed that you have 30 buttercream recipes! I tried one of them a long time ago and it was the best I ever have. I’m pinning this for my reference. They all sound so amazing!
- Veena Azmanov
  February 8, 2019 at 8:36 am
  Thank you, Denise. Yes, being in the business of cake decorating means you get to make all these delicious frosting recipes. I’m so happy you tried my recipe and enjoyed it. Thanks for the feedback.
Jolina
February 6, 2019 at 12:11 am
I LOVE this collection! Frosting (esp cream cheese based ones) is a hit or miss for me so I can’t wait to go through all these recipes! My favourite ever to make is SMBC, though I’d love to explore others.
- Veena Azmanov
  February 6, 2019 at 8:03 am
  Thank you, Jolina.
Gloria
February 4, 2019 at 11:55 pm
Well this is quite the intense collection of buttercream. There is a flavour (or two) for everyone to enjoy here. This would be all you need for ALL the cakes, cupcakes and cookies for an entire year!!
- Veena Azmanov
  February 5, 2019 at 7:49 am
  Thank you, Gloria. Glad you find them useful.
Praveena
February 15, 2017 at 8:29 pm

Thank you Veena. Love your recipes