Frosting
Frosting is a popular type of icing that is used to cover and decorate cakes, cupcakes, cookies, and other desserts. There are many different types of frosting, and each has its own unique flavor and texture.
The history of frosting recipes is long and varied. The first recorded recipe for frosting was found in a cookbook from 1655. This recipe called for a mixture of sugar, eggs, and cream to be heated and then spread on top of cakes.
In the 1800s, recipes for chocolate and vanilla frosting began to appear. These frostings were made with cocoa powder or vanilla extract and were much more flavorful than the earlier versions.
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Recipes
Kittencal's Chocolate Frosting/Icing
- vanilla
- butter
- cocoa powder
- half cream
- cocoa powder
- confectioners sugar
- cocoa powder
My Secret Less-Sweet, Fluffy Vanilla Frosting
- milk
- sugar
- vanilla extract
- cocoa powder
- salt
- butter
- all purpose flour
Vanilla Buttercream Frosting (From Sprinkles Cupcakes)
- butter
- milk
- vanilla extract
- salt
- confectioners sugar
Chocolate Frosting
- vanilla
- butter
- confectioners sugar
- heavy cream
- cocoa
Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
- vanilla
- cocoa
- milk
- confectioners sugar
- butter
Cooked Vanilla Frosting
- salt
- sugar
- butter
- milk
- all purpose flour
- vanilla extract
Kittencal's Bakery Buttercream Frosting/Icing
- butter
- crisco white shortening
- almond extract
- salt
- vanilla
- food coloring
- half cream
- powdered sugar
Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
- bittersweet chocolate
- sugar
- butter
- semisweet chocolate
- tartar cream
- dark rum
- espresso
- vanilla extract
- egg white
- salt
Fluffy Maple Frosting
- brown sugar
- maple flavoring
- vanilla extract
- maple syrup
- light cream
- confectioners sugar
Easy Penuche Frosting
- brown sugar
- milk
- confectioners sugar
- water
7-Minute Fluffy White Frosting
- vanilla extract
- sugar
- water
- salt
- egg white
- light corn syrup
Quick and Easy Chocolate Frosting
- sugar
- vanilla extract
- semi sweet chocolate chip
- butter
- milk
Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
- bittersweet chocolate
- sugar
- butter
- semisweet chocolate
- tartar cream
- dark rum
- espresso
- vanilla extract
- egg white
- salt
Fast and Easy Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe
- vanilla extract
- salt
- sugar
- heavy cream
- philadelphia cream cheese
Vegan Chocolate Frosting
- vanilla
- almond milk
- confectioners sugar
- soy margarine
- cocoa powder
Vegan Buttercream Frosting
- soy margarine
- vanilla extract
- vanilla coconut milk
- confectioners sugar
Orange Buttercream Frosting
- orange zest
- orange
- vanilla extract
- confectioners sugar
- orange juice
- butter
- food coloring
Ice Water Chocolate Cake and Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting
- vanilla extract
- ice water
- baking soda
- cocoa powder
- confectioners sugar
- sugar
- egg
- chocolate
- salt
- butter
- cream cheese
- cake flour
Easy No-Refined Sugar Vegan Chocolate Frosting
- cocoa powder
- maple syrup
- vanilla extract
- margarine
Easy 4-Ingredient Pineapple Frosting
- pineapple juice
- confectioners sugar
- butter
- pineapple
Chocolate Frosting
- vanilla extract
- butter
- semi sweet chocolate chip
- milk
- powdered sugar
Orange Frosting
- vanilla extract
- salt
- orange zest
- confectionersand# sugar
- orange juice
- butter
Chocolate Sour Cream Frosting
- semi sweet chocolate chip
- vanilla extract
- sour cream
- butter
- salt
- confectioners sugar
Easy Vegan Peanut Butter Frosting
- peanut butter
- vegan margarine
- vanilla extract
- confectionersand# sugar
- soy milk
Basic Cream Cheese Frosting With Variations
- vanilla extract
- cream cheese
- cream
- confectioners sugar
- salt
Fluffy White Frosting (Boiled Frosting)
- salt
- sugar
- vanilla extract
- water
- tartar cream
- light corn syrup
- egg white
Seafoam Frosting (Fluffy Brown Sugar Frosting)
- brown sugar
- water
- vanilla extract
- tartar cream
- egg white
Gluten-Free and Dairy-Free Vanilla Frosting
- vegetable shortening
- gluten vanilla extract
- salt
- gluten powdered sugar
- coconut milk
Coconut Pecan Frosting
- pecan
- sugar
- vanilla extract
- evaporated milk
- sweetened coconut flake
- butter
- egg yolk
Boiled Frosting
- vanilla extract
- sugar
- light corn syrup
- egg white
- water
Vegan Buttercream Frosting Recipe
- soy yogurt
- vanilla extract
- dairy soy margarine
- almond milk
- confectioners sugar
Best Chocolate Frosting
- vanilla extract
- confectioners sugar
- chocolate
- butter
- milk
Buttercream Frosting Recipe
- butter
- confectioners sugar
- cream
- vanilla extract
- salt
Fresh Strawberry Cake and Frosting
- strawberry
- butter
- vanilla extract
- sugar
- strawberry
- salt
- egg
- all purpose flour
- baking powder
- cream cheese
- powdered sugar
- cake
- strawberry cream cheese frosting
- salt
Peanut Butter Chocolate Frosting
- peanut butter
- semi sweet chocolate chip
Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
- vanilla extract
- cocoa powder
- milk
- butter
- icing sugar powdered sugar
Dairy Free Vegan Cream Cheese Frosting
- dairy cream cheese
- dairy soy margarine
- powdered sugar
Sweetened Condensed Milk Frosting
- butter
- sweetened condensed milk
- sweetened condensed milk
- vanilla extract
- chocolate
Fluffy Caramel Cream Cheese Frosting
- vanilla extract
- caramel sauce
- confectioners sugar
- butter
- cream cheese
Chocolate Frosting
- chocolate
- heavy cream
- dark corn syrup
Dairy Free (Vegan) White Frosting
- vanilla extract
- confectionersand# sugar
- apple cider vinegar
- dairy soy margarine
7-Minute Frosting
- vanilla extract
- sugar
- tartar cream
- egg white
- water
Vegan Vanilla Frosting
- vanilla soy milk
- margarine
- powdered sugar
Sugar-Free Maple Cream Cheese Frosting
- maple extract
- liquid stevia
- heavy cream
- cream cheese
Flour Frosting (a.k.a. Ermine Frosting) Recipe
- all purpose flour
- salt
- vanilla extract
- sugar
- butter
- milk
Cream Cheese Buttercream Frosting Recipe
- lemon juice
- vanilla bean
- cornstarch
- vanilla extract
- milk
- butter
- philadelphia cream cheese
- egg
- sugar
Vegan Cream Cheese Frosting
- vegan cream cheese
- vanilla extract
- lemon juice
- vegan margarine
- confectioners sugar
Chocolate Frosting for Devil's Food Cake
- mayonnaise
- salt
- semisweet chocolate
- butter
- powdered sugar
Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
- cocoa powder
- butter
- milk
- salt
- vanilla extract
- confectioners sugar
Simple Vegan Coconut Milk Frosting
- vegan margarine
- coconut milk
- powdered sugar
Deadly Coconut Pecan Frosting
- sweetened condensed milk
- pecan
- butter
- egg yolk
- coconut
Powdered Sugar Frosting
- butter
- vanilla extract
- milk
- powdered sugar
- food coloring
The BEST Buttercream Frosting for Sugar Cookies
- butter
- vanilla
- almond extract
- coconut extract
- salt
- powdered sugar
- cream
- gel coloring
Cream Cheese Frosting
- lemon juice
- vanilla
- butter
- salt
- powdered sugar
- cream cheese
Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting
- vanilla extract
- salt
- powdered sugar
- butter
- cream cheese
Basic Buttercream Frosting
- butter
- vanilla extract
- vegetable shortening
- egg white
- confectioners sugar
- lemon juice
Vegan Dairy-Free Lemon Buttercream Frosting
- confectioners sugar
- dairy soy
- lemon juice
- soy milk
Burnt Sugar Cake and Frosting
- confectioners sugar
- vanilla extract
- sugar
- water
- burnt sugar syrup
- salt
- butter
- baking powder
- cake flour
- egg
- water
- pecan
Perfect Buttercream Frosting
- butter
- milk
- vanilla extract
- cocoa powder
- powdered sugar
Vegan Strawberry Frosting
- vanilla extract
- strawberry preserve
- confectioners sugar
- dairy soy margarine
Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting
- cream cheese
- lemon zest
- vanilla extract
- lemon juice
- confectioners sugar
- butter
Bourbon Chocolate Frosting
- powdered sugar
- mayonnaise
- butter
- salt
- bourbon
- semisweet chocolate
Chai Frosting Recipe
- butter
- vanilla extract
- ground
- salt
- confectioners sugar
- chai concentrate
Easy Sugar Cookie Frosting / Icing
- powdered sugar
- light corn syrup
- milk
- flavoring
- food coloring
- salt
Maple Pecan Frosting
- butter
- maple extract
- maple syrup
- salt
- powdered sugar
- pecan
Strawberry Frosting (Swiss Buttercream) Recipe
- elderflower liqueur
- strawberry
- vanilla extract
- rose water
- sugar
- tartar cream
- chinese 5-spice powder
- butter
- diamond crystal salt much iodized
- egg white
Non-Dairy Vanilla Buttercream Frosting (Pareve)
- vanilla extract
- margarine
- shortening
- soymilk
- confectioners sugar
Sugar Cookie Frosting Recipe
- vanilla extract
- crisco
- milk
- salt
- powdered sugar
- food coloring
7 Minute Frosting
- water
- vanilla extract
- sugar
- tartar cream
- salt
- egg white
French Buttercream Frosting Recipe
- bourbon
- salt
- vanilla extract
- butter
- egg yolk
- sugar
Sugar Cookie Frosting
- vanilla extract
- milk
- confectionersand# sugar
- butter
- salt
Coconut Frosting
- soy margarine
- vanilla extract
- coconut flake
- coconut cream
- confectioners sugar
Magnolia Bakery's Vanilla Birthday Cake and Frosting
- butter
- butter
- self rising flour
- all purpose flour
- milk
- sugar
- vanilla
- egg
- confectioners sugar
Perfect Cream Cheese Frosting
- powdered sugar
- butter
- vanilla extract
- cream cheese
Cool Whip Frosting
- vanilla extract
- vanilla pudding
- tub cool whip
- confectionersand# sugar
- milk
Sugar-Free Peanut Butter Frosting
- peanut butter
- all purpose flour
- maple syrup
Cream Cheese Frosting
- butter
- cream cheese
- vanilla extract
- confectioners sugar
Old-Fashioned 7-Minute Frosting Recipe
- vanilla extract
- sugar
- tartar cream
- salt
- egg white
Creamy Coconut Frosting Recipe
- tahitian vanilla bean seed
- tahitian vanilla extract
- turbinado sugar
- tartar cream
- butter
- diamond crystal salt much iodized
- virgin coconut oil
- egg white
Cream Cheese Frosting
- vanilla extract
- butter
- powdered sugar
- cream cheese
Ingredient Breakdown
Insights
Correlated with Lower Ratings
- all purpose flour
Correlated with Higher Ratings
- egg white
- tartar cream
Staple Ingredients
- vanilla extract 38%
- butter 34%
- salt 24%
Common Ingredients
- confectioners sugar 17%
- powdered sugar 15%
- sugar 13%
- milk 12%
Usual Ingredients
- cream cheese 10%
- egg white 7%
- cocoa powder 6%
- heavy cream 5%
- tartar cream 5%
- water 5%
- all purpose flour 4%
- lemon juice 4%
- egg 3%
- vanilla 3%
- confectionersand# sugar 3%
- maple syrup 3%