icing Archives - ZoëBakes eat dessert first Tue, 23 Jun 2026 19:12:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 36689627 Cheesecake with White Buttercream Roses https://www.zoebakes.com/2024/04/16/easter-cheesecake/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2024/04/16/easter-cheesecake/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2024 21:02:00 +0000 http://zoebakes.com/?p=6336 I originally created this recipe for Easter. Around Easter, the tulips are starting to make their way out of the frozen earth and the trees are hinting at color. It’s usually been a long winter and all of these little changes are so very welcome. It seems fitting to make […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2024/04/16/easter-cheesecake/feed/ 14 6336 Buttercream 101 (With My Favorite Recipe) https://www.zoebakes.com/2023/10/16/how-to-buttercream-a-cake-video/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2023/10/16/how-to-buttercream-a-cake-video/#comments Tue, 17 Oct 2023 03:17:57 +0000 http://zoebakes.com/?p=4018 Buttercream is the all time classic frosting. When you think of “cake,” you’re probably picturing one topped with buttercream. Read on to learn how to make the quintessential frosting. Those beautiful cakes you see in the bakery window? The box of cupcakes at an office party?Likely decorated with buttercream. But, […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2023/10/16/how-to-buttercream-a-cake-video/feed/ 68 4018 Best-Ever Homemade Carrot Cake https://www.zoebakes.com/2023/09/15/ultimate-carrot-cake-with-candied-carrot-peels/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2023/09/15/ultimate-carrot-cake-with-candied-carrot-peels/#comments Fri, 15 Sep 2023 13:14:10 +0000 https://zoebakes.com/?p=9487 What makes this the best-ever homemade carrot cake? The classic flavor and beautiful addition of candied carrot peels. This is both an easy carrot cake recipe and a showstopper. This carrot cake is perfectly spiced, moist, and unbelievably good! Using candied carrot peels as decoration (optional), cream cheese frosting, and […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2023/09/15/ultimate-carrot-cake-with-candied-carrot-peels/feed/ 88 9487 Buttercream Rose Cake https://www.zoebakes.com/2020/03/23/buttercream-rose-cake/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2020/03/23/buttercream-rose-cake/#comments Mon, 23 Mar 2020 17:01:33 +0000 https://zoebakes.com/?p=11189 Looking for video tutorials? Check out my Cake Basics series on YouTube! You’ll learn how to trim and slice, how to fill a layer cake, how to crumb coat and how to decorate! Today is my best friend’s birthday and nothing short of a Buttercream Rose Cake will do. This […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2020/03/23/buttercream-rose-cake/feed/ 1 11189 Banana Bread Roll from Smitten Kitchen Every Day https://www.zoebakes.com/2018/01/11/banana-bread-roll/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2018/01/11/banana-bread-roll/#comments Fri, 12 Jan 2018 01:29:00 +0000 http://zoebakes.com/?p=7694 There’s nothing more satisfying than cutting into a rolled cake to reveal the swirl in the middle. It’s just fun. This banana bread roll is filled with a cream cheese frosting and it is delicious. The recipe is from one of my favorite bloggers and cookbook authors, Deb Perelman from the […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2018/01/11/banana-bread-roll/feed/ 10 7694 Outrageous Mocha Buttercream! https://www.zoebakes.com/2017/12/10/outrageous-mocha-buttercream/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2017/12/10/outrageous-mocha-buttercream/#comments Sun, 10 Dec 2017 17:30:56 +0000 http://zoebakes.com/?p=573 This mocha buttercream may be the most delicious buttercream I’ve ever made. I wish I could take all of the credit for it, but it is from Carol Bloom’s The Essential Baker. As many of you know I have been baking through the book for the past month or so. […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2017/12/10/outrageous-mocha-buttercream/feed/ 115 573 Rainbow Chip Cake https://www.zoebakes.com/2015/05/31/rainbow-chip-cake-with-a-surprise-inside/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2015/05/31/rainbow-chip-cake-with-a-surprise-inside/#comments Sun, 31 May 2015 15:51:20 +0000 http://zoebakes.com/?p=6740 It just takes a tweet to get a company like General Mills to realize they’ve made a big mistake. Ok, the tweet has to come from Katy Perry and then be backed up by the frosting evangelist, Benjamin Johnson, who started a change.org campaign and got 7,000 Rainbow Chip Frosting fans […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2015/05/31/rainbow-chip-cake-with-a-surprise-inside/feed/ 7 6740 Trix Cake https://www.zoebakes.com/2014/07/07/trix-cake-and-a-movie-night-giveaway/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2014/07/07/trix-cake-and-a-movie-night-giveaway/#comments Mon, 07 Jul 2014 12:52:42 +0000 http://zoebakes.com/?p=6396 We really have David Chang and Christina Tosi of the Momokuku restaurant group in NYC to thank for elevating breakfast cereal from a mere bowl of milk to high-end desserts. They’ve been serving cereal milk (you know the flavored milk at the end of a bowl of Honey Nut Cheerios) […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2014/07/07/trix-cake-and-a-movie-night-giveaway/feed/ 66 6396 Pear Bread https://www.zoebakes.com/2013/01/23/banana-bread-and-pear-bread-one-recipe-two-flavors/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2013/01/23/banana-bread-and-pear-bread-one-recipe-two-flavors/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2013 15:46:14 +0000 http://zoebakes.com/?p=5345 The fact that Bosc pears taste like spicy, buttery perfume (I mean sweet, pure essence of pear, not old lady soap), may be second to their beauty. I admit I bought this bag of pears to decorate my kitchen. They’re so sleek and statuesque that most every still life painter […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2013/01/23/banana-bread-and-pear-bread-one-recipe-two-flavors/feed/ 23 5345 Working with Rolled Fondant (3-Part Video Series) https://www.zoebakes.com/2011/12/20/working-with-rolled-fondant-3-part-video-series/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2011/12/20/working-with-rolled-fondant-3-part-video-series/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:04:46 +0000 http://zoebakes.com/?p=4656 It is smooth and sophisticated, but there is a mystique about working with rolled fondant that keeps too many people from using it. Fondant reminds me of Play-Doh, you can create everything from an intricate wedding cake to a birthday cake in the shape of a Tonka truck. Your imagination […]

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