Do you know any delicious cake frosting flavors and the recipe?

It's my friend's birthday on Friday and I would like to make her a cake. But I'm not a person who likes ordinary cakes.





I would like to know if there's any frosting flavors for cakes that aren't one of the ordinary flavors, such as vanilla, chocolate or strawberry.





If possible, a yummy buttercream or butterscotch recipe would be nice! :)





4 stars to the best answer. 5 if a recipe is included! :)Do you know any delicious cake frosting flavors and the recipe?
Here are some great recipes w/ pics. I've only ever made the Italian Cream Cake (Fabulous!), but have also made many other TOTS recipes and they were all good!





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You could also skip the cake, and make her a pie, trifle, bar cookies, or seasoned %26amp; roasted nuts for her bday! Just something different!Do you know any delicious cake frosting flavors and the recipe?
The Best German Chocolate Cake





A 3 layer cake that's out of this world and will get rave reviews!!





4 oz. German Chocolate plus 1/2 cup boiling water


1 cup butter


2 cups sugar


4 egg yolks


1 tsp. vanilla


2 1/2 cups sifted flour


1 tsp. baking powder


1 cup buttermilk


4 egg whites, stiffly beaten





Melt chocolate in boiling water. Cool. Cream butter and sugar, add yolks, vanilla and chocolate. Beat well. Add flour alternately with buttermilk and baking powder. Fold in egg whites. Pour into 3 greased and wax papered 8'; or 9'; pans. (grease the wax paper too). Bake at 350 for 40 minutes.





Coconut Pecan Frosting





12 oz. can evaporated milk


1 1/2 cups sugar


4 egg yolks


1 1/2 tsp. vanilla


2 cups coconut


1 1/2 cups chopped pecans


1 1/2 sticks margerine


Cook milk, sugar, beaten yolks, butter and vanilla til thick. Add coconut and pecans. Cool. Then beat to spreading consistency. Enough to frost your three layers.
Buttercream Frosting





Ingredients:


1 cup butter, softened


8 cups confectioners' sugar


6 tablespoons milk%26lt;%26lt; sub flaoed coffee mate


2 teaspoons vanilla extract


Food coloring, optional





Prep:


In a large mixing bowl, beat butter, confectioners' sugar, milk and vanilla (frosting will be thick). Add food coloring if desired


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add buttescotch





4 sticks (1 lbs.) unsalted butter


2 1/4 cups powdered sugar


2 large eggs


1 Tablespoon of pure vanilla extract


Optional: gel food coloring





Apply a thin coat of frosting to your cake as a crumb coat. Refrigerate the cake
If you are looking for EASY, butterscotch can be done with instant butterscotch pudding and whipped topping. Folding in the thawed whipped topping into the instant pudding done according to instructions. Or made with 1/2 cup less milk will also make it a little more stiff, if you need it in between layers.





Make it the better brand of topping too. There is a difference!!!!
Red Velvet Cake, now i want some :( i dont know what icing they use on it tho but its soooo good
use buttercream .. butter sugar egg maybe add in some baileys or nice liqueur or coffee and rum .. yum
Baileys Buttercream





Ingredients:





1 1/2 cups powdered sugar


1/2 stick unsalted butter at room temperature


3 tbl Baileys Irish Cream (or you can substitute it with milk or heavy cream)





Preparation:





Whisk butter (this is going to be hard with a whisk if you do it by hand, so I suggest using a fork; or one step up, an electric mixer). Add in a few tablespoons of powdered sugar at a time and continue to whisk butter.





Once all the sugar has been used up, add in Baileys and continue to whisk. If cream becomes too thin, add in a few more tablespoons of powdered sugar.





Pipe or spread butter cream over cupcakes and serve. Or you can place it into the fridge to allow butter cream to thicken then serve. Your choice, really.








Luscious Peanut Butter Frosting





Ingredients





6 ounces cream cheese


1/3 cup confectioners' sugar


1/2 teaspoon salt


1 cup creamy peanut butter (not natural)


1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract


1/2 cup heavy cream





Preparation:





Beat cream cheese and confectioners' sugar with a mixer on medium speed. Add salt, then peanut butter, then vanilla. Whisk cream until soft peaks form, and then fold into peanut butter mixture. Use immediately, or cover and refrigerate for up to 2 days. (Bring to room temperature, and beat on low speed until smooth before using.)








Key Lime Buttercream





Ingredients:





1 cup unsalted butter


1 cup Crisco


2 teaspoons real vanilla


1/4 teaspoon salt


8 cups powdered sugar


6 tablespoons key lime juice (more if desired for consistensey and flavor)





Preparation:





Beat butter and shortening together for about 5 minutes. Beat in vanilla and salt. Add powdered sugar 1 cup at a time alternating with the key lime juice.








Dr. Pepper Frosting





Ingredients:





6 tablespoons of Dr. Pepper


1 stick of butter


1 teaspoon of vanilla


3 tablespoons of cocoa


3 1/2 cups of powdered sugar


1 sauce pan





Preparation:





Mix 6 tablespoons of Dr. Pepper, 1 stick of butter, and 1 teaspoon of vanilla into a sauce pan. Then heat on low for approximately 5 minutes with constant stirring. Then add 3 tablespoons of cocoa. Stir it in. Then add 3 1/2 cups of powdered sugar in 1/2 cup segments into the mixture. Stir it in after every 1/2 cup.





When it cools down some you can then frost your cake. It will be a little runny, but it will get thicker as it sets and cools.








Maple-Cream Cheese Icing





Ingredients:





2 8-ounce packages cream cheese, room temperature


1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature


1 1/2 cups powdered sugar


1/2 cup pure maple syrup


1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract





Preparation:





Beat cream cheese and butter in large bowl until smooth. Add powdered sugar, syrup, and vanilla; beat until smooth. Makes about 3 3/4 cups.








Chocolate Root Beer Frosting





Ingredients:





2 ounces 60% cocoa, melted


1 stick unsalted butter, softened


1 teaspoon salt (you may want to use less鈥?maybe just 1/2 teaspoon)


1/4 cup root beer


2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder


2 1/2 cups powdered sugar





Preparation:





In the bowl of a stand mixer, or using an electric hand mixer, beat softened butter and cocoa powder. Once combined add the melted chocolate, salt, powdered sugar and root beer. Beat together until smooth. Spread on top of cooled cake. Slice and serve with vanilla ice cream.








Pecan Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting





Ingredients:





3 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened


1 1/2 sticks (3/4 cup) unsalted butter, softened


1 tablespoon finely grated fresh lemon zest


3 3/4 cups confectioners sugar (from a 1-pound package)


1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice


1 1/3 cups pecans (5 ounces), toasted, cooled, and finely chopped





Preparation:





Beat together cream cheese, butter, and zest in a bowl with clean beaters at medium-high speed until fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes. Sift in confectioners sugar and stir with a wooden spoon until just combined, then add lemon juice and beat at medium-high speed until frosting is smooth.