10,000 icing recipes

Chocolate cherry cake from a doctored devils food box mix with cherry pie filling and almond extract. Topped with a poured chocolate icing for a moist sheet cake that beats homemade.

Homemade chocolate sauce from just cocoa, sugar, water, and vanilla, simmered into a glossy, pourable syrup in minutes. Dairy-free and made with pantry staples for ice cream, pancakes, or milk.

Cranberry swirl coffee cake layered with whole berry cranberry sauce in a tube pan, topped with nuts and almond icing. A buttery, yogurt-tender brunch cake with ruby-red cranberry ribbons.

Classic Christmas cut-out cookies that hold their shape, with cornstarch in the dough for a tender bite and crisp edges. Roll, cut into festive shapes, bake golden, and decorate with icing.

Easy mango sorbet from just three ingredients, ripe mango pureed with a light sugar syrup and frozen, no ice cream maker needed. Pure tropical fruit, naturally dairy-free and refreshingly cold.

From-scratch chocolate cake with melted unsweetened chocolate, cake flour, and iced water, topped with a whipped chocolate frosting beaten over ice until fluffy and light.

Fresh strawberry sherbet made in a food processor from frozen berries, sugar, strawberry fruit spread, and a splash of non-fat yogurt. No ice cream machine, no eggs, no dairy heavy lift.

Eggless pineapple cake made with sweetened condensed milk for a soft, moist crumb, flavored with pineapple essence and crushed pineapple, then finished with pineapple icing. A bakery-style cake with no eggs.

Crisp sugar cookies rolled and cut into shapes, with crackly browned edges, a soft snap, and the kind of buttery vanilla flavor that takes well to a sugar dusting or royal icing.

Holiday sugar cookies: a tender, softly leavened cut-out cookie made with sour milk for tang and lift. Great-grandma's recipe that bakes pale and soft, ready for sprinkles and icing.

Homemade sour cream cinnamon rolls with a soft yeasted dough, brown sugar cinnamon filling, and vanilla confectioners sugar icing. The sour cream makes them impossibly tender. Makes 12.

Peanut butter cake with a creamy peanut butter icing made from sugar, margarine, and hot water. A tender, nutty sheet cake with peanut butter in every layer.

Coca Cola cake, a moist, fudgy chocolate cake with cola whisked into both the batter and the glossy poured frosting. The fizz keeps the crumb tender while a warm cocoa icing sinks right in.

This rich, moist chocolate cake comes together in just 20 minutes of baking time, topped with a smooth, fudgy icing that seeps into the cake for extra decadence. Perfect for last-minute gatherings or a quick dessert craving!

Old-fashioned peach pie with sliced fresh peaches, sugar, flour and nutmeg under a hand-woven lattice crust. Baked until the juices bubble through the weave. Serve warm with cream or vanilla ice cream.

A ridiculously easy pineapple cake with crushed pineapple stirred right into the batter, topped with cream cheese icing. No mixer needed. Moist, sweet, and ready in 45 minutes.