It's no wonder the idiom "the icing on the cake" rings so true -- it's because no cake (or cupcake) would be complete without it. Can you imagine your favorite carrot cake without cream cheese frosting or your chocolate cake without rich ganache?
Traditionally, every cake has its best-suited frosting -- the classic pairings include red velvet with cream cheese frosting, strawberry shortcake with whipped cream, chocolate cake with ganache. But that doesn't mean you can't put cream cheese frosting on chocolate cake, or venture outside of traditional flavors! Feel free to experiment and try one -- or all -- of these frostings the next time you bake a cake or a batch of cupcakes.
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Peanut Butter Frosting
How Sweet It Is
Get the Bacon Banana Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting + a Bourbon Drizzle Recipe by How Sweet It Is
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Roasted Strawberry Buttercream
Delicieux
Get the Caramelized White Chocolate Cupcakes with Roasted Strawberry Buttercream Recipe by Delicieux
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Raspberry Buttercream Frosting
Two Peas & Their Pod
Get the Dark Chocolate Cupcakes with Raspberry Buttercream Frosting Recipe by Two Peas & Their Pod
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Salted Caramel Frosting
Two Peas & Their Pod
Get the Brown Butter Pumpkin Cupcakes with Salted Caramel Frosting Recipe by Two Peas & Their Pod
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Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting
Always With Butter
Get the Lemon Poppy Seed Cake with Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe by Technicolor Kitchen, via Always With Butter
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Toasted Marshmallow Frosting
Annie's Eats
Get the Sweet Potato Cupcakes with Toasted Marshmallow Frosting Recipe by Annie's Eats
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White Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting
Two Peas & Their Pod
Get the Soft Gingersnaps with White Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe by Two Peas & Their Pod
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Coffee Chocolate Cupcakes with Baileys Frosting
Always With Butter
Get the Coffee Chocolate Cupcakes with Baileys Frosting Recipe by Ming Makes Cupcakes, via Always With Butter
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Black Coffee Frosting
A Beautiful Mess
Get the Peanut Butter Cupcakes + Black Coffee Frosting Recipe by A Beautiful Mess, adapted from Ready for Dessert
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Mint Sour Cream Frosting
The Beeroness
Get the Irish Beer Brownies With Mint Sour Cream Frosting Recipe by The Beeroness
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Fresh Kiwi Frosting
A Spicy Perspective
Get the Pina Colada Cupcakes with Fresh Kiwi Frosting Recipe by A Spicy Perspective
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Honey Cream Cheese Frosting
Gimme Some Oven
Get the Honey Lemon Cupcakes (with Honey Cream Cheese Frosting) Recipe by Gimme Some Oven
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Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
Delicieux
Get the Gluten free Banana Cake with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe by Delicieux
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