The frosting on a cupcake is one of the things that would attract you into eating a cupcake but have you ever got a problem in deciding what flavor of frosting to put onto a cupcake? Here are some suggestions!

Cake flavor

Frosting flavor
Chocolate
  • Chocolate buttercream
  • Chocolate Mint buttercream
  • Vanilla buttercream
  • Maple frosting
  • Maple frosting with Bacon strips
  • Salted caramel buttercream
  • Salted chocolate buttercream
  • Cream cheese frosting
  • Rum buttercream
  • Mocha buttercream
 
Vanilla
  • Chocolate buttercream
  • Chocolate Mint buttercream
  • Mocha buttercream
  • Butterscotch frosting
  • Marzipan
  • Coconut cream cheese frosting
  • Cinnamon buttercream
  • Peanut butter frosting
  • Raspberry buttercream (Other fruits like blueberry, strawberry, mango, lemon can be used)
  • Vanilla buttercream with sprinkles
 
Lemon
  • Chocolate buttercream
  • Vanilla buttercream
  • Cream cheese frosting
  • Lemon buttercream
  • Passion fruit buttercream
  • Lemon curd
  • Maple buttercream
 
Banana
  • Chocolate buttercream
  • Vanilla buttercream
  •  Peanut butter frosting
  • Strawberry buttercream
  • Raspberry buttercream
  • Cream cheese frosting
  • Nutella buttercream
  • Maple buttercream
 
Red velvet
  • Cream cheese frosting
  • Nutella buttercream
  • Chocolate buttercream
  • Vanilla buttercream
  • Chocolate ganache
 
  Cupcake frostings should try to complement the flavor of the cupcake but trying out new combinations could lead to unexpected discoveries. Try different frostings for different cupcakes to find out the best combination! :)