Different types of icing

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

Are you confused about all the different types of frosting and when to use them? Everything you need to know about frosting all in one place!

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

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.

Royal Icing is a popular choice for cookie decoration because it dries hard, with a smooth and shiny finish. It can also be used for multiple other baking applications as it’s totally customizable. Types of Royal Icing Stiff Royal Icing is required when making flowers, leaves, ruffles, brush embroidery, and decorations that need to perfectly hold their shape. It can also be used for assembling gingerbread houses. If you cut through the icing with a knife, it will not melt back together. The…

Helpful for decorating sweet treats with natural food colors. They now make an orange color that produces anything from a pastel to a bright orange, so you dont have to blend. But I couldnt manage to pin that one.