15 frosting recipes to dress up dessert

Rhubarb-buttermilk tea cake

A simple glaze to add a sugary note to your favourite loaves and cakes. Try it over rhubarb tea cake.

Photo, Roberto Caruso.

Mini-chocolate cupcakes

Best made fresh the day of, guests won't believe this creamy, chocolatey (and oh-so-delicious) frosting has avocado in it! Try it on mini-chocolate cupcakes.

Recipe from Quinoa Revolution by Patricia Green and Carolyn Hemming. 

Buttercream cupcakes

Light and fluffy, this classic icing adds a hint of nutty caramel flavour to dessert. Try it on our super-simple buttercream cupcakes.

Photo, Angus Fergusson.

Guinness fudge cake with cloud icing

Turn cakes into stunning (but easy) works of art with this icing. Warning: You might start making up reasons to celebrate! Try it on our chocolate fudge cake.

Photo, Roberto Caruso.

Pumpkin cupcakes with maple-bacon icing

Maple and bacon — need we say more? A sweet and savoury treat to satisfy your taste buds. Try it on pumpkin cupcakes.

Photo, Ryan Szulc.

Chocolate cake with pink vanilla icing

Vanilla icing gets a hint of rosy colour to glam up the dessert table. Try it on chocolate cake.

Photo, Roberto Caruso.

PB & J doughnuts

Peanut butter gets into the game with this creamy glaze! It can be used on a lot of desserts . . . but we can't say enough just how much we love it on a fresh, jelly-filled doughnut. Get the recipe.

Photo, Roberto Caruso.

Marshmallow frosting

We love this light and fun frosting on cupcakes and brownies. (Fair warning: it's so sweet and addictive you may end up battling it out over who gets the icing bowl.) Try it on chocolate muffins.

Photo, Roberto Caruso.

Carrot cake with white chocolate icing

Laced with cream-cheese, this frosting will dazzle everyone's taste buds. Try it on carrot cake.

Homemade Duchess doughnuts

A light glaze completes the magic on freshly baked doughnuts and cakes. Try it on new homemade dutchess doughnuts.

Photo, Erik Putz.

Cherry cake with marzipan frosting

Decadent and perfect for flexing those cake decorating skills, this icing is an indulgence everyone should try at least once.
Try it on cherry-vanilla cake.

Photo, Roberto Caruso.

Double-chocolate espresso cake

Coffee-lovers, this frosting is for you; the espresso adds a scrumptious jolt of flavour to this chocolatey cake. Try it on double chocolate cake.

Photo, Roberto Caruso.

S'mores brownies

Perfect for gilding a warm brownie, this s’mores topping brings you an early taste of summer. Try it on our gluten-free brownies.

Photo, Roberto Caruso.

Avocado pound cake with raspberry glaze

A sweet-tart glaze to drizzle over your favourite cakes. Try it over our favourite pound cake.

Photo, Roberto Caruso.

Dark-chocolate ganache icing

This thick, French chocolate sauce can be used as a glaze, icing and pastry filling! For an easy icing, spread room-temperature ganache over cheesecake, brownies or cake. Click here for the recipe and four mouth-watering variations!

Photo, John Cullen.

From decadent white-chocolate and cream cheese, to peanut butter, espresso, or pink vanilla, here are a few of our favourite frosting recipes when we're craving something sweet.