frosting Posts

Lemon blueberry cake on a turntable

Things bakers know: Frost your cake with help from your microwave

For a picture-perfect cake, look to an unexpected tool.

May 29, 2023
Ermine Icing (Cooked Flour Frosting)

A frosting for people who hate frosting

Silky, light, and not-too-sweet, ermine icing is one to know.

Apr 13, 2023
Vegan Swiss Buttercream

How to make buttercream without the butter

This vegan Swiss buttercream is as smooth, spreadable, and sweet as its classic counterpart.

Jan 26, 2022
Cake next to bowl of frosting

A breakdown of (almost) every frosting

Your guide to frostings, from buttercream to cream cheese

Apr 5, 2021
Decorating a cake with painting technique

Painting cake with buttercream

An art-inspired cake decorating technique

Dec 14, 2020
Christmas-themed cookies decorated with naturally colored icing

Cookie decorating with natural food colors

A drop-by-drop color guide from King Arthur's chief cookie decorator

Dec 9, 2019
Chocolate layer cake being crumb coated with chocolate frosting

How (and why) to crumb coat a cake

The simple path to faultless frosting

Aug 19, 2019
2019 Recipe of the Year via @kingarthurflour

Perfect chocolate frosting

Classic birthday cake's best partner

Feb 21, 2019
best-cake-frostings-for-hot-weather via@kingarthurflour

The best cake frosting for hot weather

Avoiding the total meltdown

Aug 17, 2018
Bake Cake Evenly via @kingarthurflour

How to bake cake evenly

Preventing the dreaded dome

Jul 12, 2018
Italian Buttercream

How to make Italian buttercream frosting

Fall in love with this blissful buttercream.

Apr 16, 2018
cocktail cakes via@kingarthurflour

Cocktail cakes

Straight up

Dec 26, 2016
Shortening-vs.-Butter-1

Shortening vs. butter in baking

Making your best baked goods

Nov 16, 2016
Rainbow frosting being piped on cupcakes

How to make rainbow frosted cupcakes

Colorful clouds of cupcake icing couldn't be easier.

Mar 15, 2015
Plated slices of cake

Practical advice for baking wedding cakes

A how-to for ambitious bakers

May 9, 2014
frosting

4 must-have frostings every baker should know

The icing on the cake

May 7, 2014
Swiss Buttercream

How to make Swiss Buttercream

The icing on your favorite cakes

Oct 11, 2012
Classic Yellow Cake with Fudge Frosting

Classic Yellow Cake with Chocolate Frosting

An American classic

Dec 26, 2011
gluten free yellow cake

Gluten-Free Yellow Cake

As good as...? No comparisons necessary!

Jul 6, 2011
poured-fondant-icing

Petits fours with poured fondant icing

Pointed pinkies only, please

Apr 1, 2011
whitebuttercreamcake_450w

Blissful buttercream

The beautiful side of baking

Jan 4, 2011
Vanilla cupcakes with chocolate frosting

Vanilla cupcakes and chocolate frosting: a classic combo

Cupcakes à go go

Oct 25, 2010
Favorite Fudge Birthday Cupcakes with 7-Minute Icing

Fluffy white icing

A 7-minute solution in less than 5 minutes

May 27, 2009