11 Holiday Buttercream Recipes

Whether you’re decorating cupcakes with the kids or making a festive Yule log cake, this chocolate buttercream frosting is a creamy and convenient recipe to have on hand this holiday season.

This classic white buttercream recipe is great for all your winter cake decorating. Its pure white color also makes it ideal for tinting or piping snowmen!

Whether you’re topping cakes, cookies, cupcakes or brownies, this White Chocolate Buttercream Frosting is a delicious twist on the original. Try it on peppermint cookies or a homemade chocolate cake for a dessert everyone will love!

If you don’t have time to make a caramel sauce from scratch, this Caramel Buttercream Frosting is for you. Made using your favorite caramel ice cream topping, this exquisite frosting works up quickly and is great on everything from vanilla to apple cake.

If you need more chocolate flavor in your frosting, look no further than this Dark Chocolate Buttercream Frosting recipe. Rich and creamy, this icing works well on pretty much any cake flavor. It’s also great on brownies and cookies too!

Featuring a silky-smooth finish and a pleasing texture, this Mocha Buttercream Frosting recipe is perfect for coffee lovers. Try it on your favorite cake and cookie recipes, and don’t forget to serve a cup of cappuccino or hot cocoa on the side!

A tasty compliment to a spice cake or gingerbread cookie, this Salted Caramel Buttercream is made using a homemade caramel sauce. One recipe makes about 5 cups of icing, so this frosting is great for layer cakes or decorating big batches of cookies.

Your favorite chocolate cake recipe will be made all the more delicious with this Maple Buttercream Frosting recipe. A salty topping, like peanuts or bacon, make for the perfect finishing touch!

A perfect topping for a holiday pie, this Stabilized Whipped Cream Icing maintains its shape whether piped, smoothed or dolloped. With only four ingredients, this is a tasty topping you can whip up in no time.

From spice cake to gingerbread cake, this classic Cream Cheese Frosting recipe is a favorite come holiday season. Light and fluffy in texture but still firm enough to hold its shape, this frosting is all you need to take your desserts to the next level.