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Frostings & Fillings

Here you will find easy-to-make frostings and fillings for your cakes and cupcakes. They come together quickly with staple baking ingredients.

These versatile recipes will be a go-to for your baking. Lemon Cream can be a delicious filling for cakes and cupcakes or spread in tart shells, while Chocolate Buttercream and Cream Cheese Frosting are staple go-to recipes. Don't forget Swiss Meringue Buttercream, a staple that can be flavored in so many ways.

  • Lemon cream cheese frosting in a glass mixing bowl set on a pink towel.
    5-Minute Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting
  • Funfetti buttercream frosting swirled on funfetti cupcakes set on a flat surface.
    8-Minute Funfetti Buttercream Frosting
  • 2-Minute Vanilla Glaze Recipe with 3 Ingredients
  • Orange Cream Cheese Frosting
  • Brown sugar cream cheese frosting spread over banana cake cut into squares on a round wire rack.
    Brown Sugar Cream Cheese Frosting (No Grainy Texture!)
  • Chocolate cupcakes frosted with homemade cream cheese frosting.
    5-Minute Cream Cheese Frosting
  • Close up of coconut cupcake with coconut sprinkled on the frosting set on a wood board.
    5-Minute Coconut Cream Cheese Frosting
  • Cupcakes swirled with banana cream cheese frosting and topped with slices of fresh bananas.
    Banana Cream Cheese Frosting
  • Overhead shot of a bowl of banana buttercream frosting set on a flat surface with a striped napkin.
    Banana Buttercream Frosting with Fresh Bananas
  • Chocolate buttercream frosting spread on a chocolate sheet cake with rainbow sprinkles on the border.
    5-Ingredient Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
  • Square chocolate cake topped with silky chocolate fudge frosting.
    5-Ingredient Chocolate Fudge Frosting
  • Overhead shot of vanilla bean espresso buttercream in a bowl with two coffee cupcakes frosted with the buttercream.
    Vanilla Bean Espresso Buttercream Frosting
  • Overhead shot of coffee buttercream in a dish with a cup of coffee, offset spatula, and napkin to the side.
    Easy Coffee Buttercream Frosting
  • Lemon Curd-2
    Baking 101: How to make Lemon Curd
  • Jar of almond cream with a wooden spoon.
    Almond Cream
  • Caramel Sauce
    Baking 101: How to Make Caramel Sauce
  • Jar of homemade lemon cream with spoon
    Lemon Cream
  • Swiss Meringue Buttercream
    Swiss Meringue Buttercream
  • Butterscotch Ganache-1
    Butterscotch Ganache

Hello! I'm Maria, a professionally trained pastry chef, blogger, and photographer. Here at The Sweet Occasion, you'll find easy and impressive baking recipes for everyday occasions that save you time. My goal is to inspire home bakers to bake from scratch.

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Citrus Recipes

  • Overhead shot of lemon white chocolate chip cookies set on white parchment paper with small white flowers scattered around.
    Brown Butter Lemon White Chocolate Cookies (No Chill)
  • Frosted lemon sugar cookie bars cut into squares and arranged on parchment paper atop a white wooden surface.
    Frosted Lemon Sugar Cookie Bars (with Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting)
  • Straight on shot of a one layer, square lemon berry mascarpone cake with mascarpone frosting and macerated berries on a flat surface with parchment paper.
    Lemon Berry Mascarpone Cake
  • Lemon mascarpone cheesecake on a cake stand.
    Lemon Mascarpone Cheesecake

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