25 Decadent Flavored Frostings to Elevate Boxed Cake Mix

Recipe: Salted Caramel Frosting

Use this sweet-and-salty caramel frosting—made with three different types of sugar to achieve depth of flavor—to dress up a vanilla cake.

Recipe: Whipped Chocolate Frosting

Nobody can resist a swirl of decadent chocolate frosting. Use this frosting to top a chocolate cake or cupcakes for a double-chocolate punch.

Recipe: Lemon-Orange Buttercream Frosting

This bright, citrus-packed frosting is worthy of a prime place on the dessert buffet.

Recipe: Strawberry Frosting

Loaded with fresh chopped strawberries, this frosting pairs beautifully with any fruity cake.

Recipe: Caramel Frosting

This caramel frosting can pair with vanilla, chocolate, or spice cake, making it the ultimate versatile choice for your baking year-round.

Recipe: Buttermilk Frosting

Southerners love to use buttermilk in everything, including in our frostings.

Recipe: Coconut Buttercream

Bring a bit of tropical flair to your cake with this double-action coconut buttercream, made with unsweetened coconut milk and coconut extract for extra flavor.

Recipe: Eggnog Buttercream

Spice cake and eggnog buttercream go together like peanut butter and jelly. Your holiday dessert spread never looked so pretty.

Recipe: Coconut Ermine Frosting

Slightly lighter and easier to spread than your traditional buttercream, Coconut Ermine Frosting will be your new holiday go-to.

Recipe: Coconut-Pecan Frosting

We use this Coconut-Pecan Frosting to top our German Chocolate Cake, but it's truly delicious all on its own.

Recipe: Brown Sugar-Cream Cheese Frosting

Brown sugar brings warmth to the classic cream cheese frosting, making it the perfect pairing for a carrot cake.

Recipe: Peach Schnapps Frosting

A light, airy frosting made from egg whites and sugar, this Lane Cake frosting gets a boozy kick from 1/2 cup of peach schnapps.

Recipe: Peppermint Buttercream

Pretty pink peppermint buttercream? Sounds like the holiday frosting of our dreams.

Recipe: Fudgy Coca Cola Cake Frosting

A fudgy chocolate frosting gets a hint of cherry spice with the addition of your family's favorite soft drink.

Recipe: Cherry Swirl Frosting

A two-toned swirl of white and pink frosting means that these cupcakes look as good as they taste.

Recipe: Coca Cola Frosting

This cream cheese frosting is spiked with a few cups of cola to add tang and zing.

Recipe: Lemon-Lime Cream Cheese Frosting

Fresh lime and lemon juice combine with lemon zest to create a creamy frosting you'll be using to top all your springtime cakes.

Recipe: Strawberry-Sour Cream Buttercream

Strawberry and sour cream? Don't knock it until you try it. This topping delivers just the right ratio of fruity sweetness to tang.

Recipe: Pig Pickin' Frosting

This Pig Pickin' Cake frosting involves frozen whipped topping, pineapple, and vanilla instant pudding—it's probably the lightest, easiest frosting we could dream of.

Recipe: Brown Butter-Pistachio Frosting

If you lean more towards savory than sweet, this creative frosting recipe is for you. Use it to top a decadent chocolate cake.

Recipe: Orange Buttercream

Pair this fruity orange buttercream with cranberry at Christmastime or strawberry in the summer—you simply can't go wrong.

Recipe: Browned Butter Frosting

Pair this Browned Butter Frosting with toasty, buttery pecans and you've hit a home-run.

Recipe: Peanut Butter Frosting

The dreamiest way to upgrade your chocolate cake? With a heavy dollop of Peanut Butter Frosting.

Recipe: Strawberry-Lemonade Frosting

With fresh strawberries and a hint of lemon juice, this frosting will transport you back to childhood lemonade stands.

Recipe: Caramel Frosting

Thicker, creamier, and heavier on the caramel than your average buttercream, this Caramel Frosting perfectly complements pound cake.