Base Cream Cheese Frosting
8 oz cream cheese, softened
½ cup unsalted butter, softened
3 cups powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
Beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add powdered sugar and vanilla, then mix until fluffy. Add the flavor ingredients below.
🍓 Strawberry Frosting
Base frosting
½ cup freeze-dried strawberries, crushed
2–3 tbsp strawberry puree or jam
🫐 Blueberry Frosting
Base frosting
½ cup blueberry preserves or cooked blueberry puree
1 tbsp freeze-dried blueberry powder (optional)
🍋 Lemon Frosting
Base frosting
2 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp lemon zest
½ tsp lemon extract (optional)
🍫 Chocolate Frosting
Base frosting
½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
¼ cup melted chocolate, cooled
2–3 tbsp heavy cream if needed
☕ Coffee Frosting
Base frosting
1 tbsp instant espresso powder
1 tbsp hot water
½ tsp cinnamon (optional)
🥜 Peanut Butter Frosting
Base frosting
¾ cup creamy peanut butter
2 tbsp heavy cream
🍊 Orange Frosting
Base frosting
2 tbsp orange juice
1 tbsp orange zest
½ tsp orange extract
🍪 Cookies & Cream Frosting
Base frosting
8 crushed chocolate sandwich cookies
2 tbsp cookie crumbs for garnish
🍍 Piña Colada Frosting
Base frosting
¼ cup crushed pineapple, well drained
¼ cup coconut cream
¼ cup toasted coconut flakes
Storage: Refrigerate for 5–7 days in an airtight container. Bring to room temperature and re-whip before using.
These frostings work well for cakes, cupcakes, brownies, cookies, cinnamon rolls, and dessert fillings.
