What is your favorite cake flavor? Does it need frosting?

This collection of cake flavors and frosting combinations will have you looking at your favorite cake recipes in a whole new light! From classic combinations like red velvet cake and cream cheese frosting to new and unique flavor pairings like carrot cake with marshmallow buttercream, this collection of cake flavors and frosting combinations will have you looking at your favorite cake recipes in a whole new way!

Whether you’re celebrating a birthday or a holiday, these fun and inventive buttercream and cake flavor ideas will whet your appetite! From the traditional to the extreme, these cake flavors and filling combinations are perfect if you’re looking to try something new the next time you bake a cake.

Cake Flavor Ideas

Here are a few basic cake recipes, as well as some tasty icing mixes and decorating ideas, ranging from traditional yellow cake to rich chocolate cake.

Classic White Cake

This Traditional White Cake, made with egg whites and clear vanilla essence, is ideal for weddings, baby showers, and birthdays. It’s light and delicate, making it easy to pair with almost any frosting.

Add a Frosting: Fill and top your cake with this creamy Snow White Buttercream for a clean finish. Easy to color and great for piping, this buttercream can also be used to add decorative borders and detailing.

Use this homemade Strawberry Buttercream Frosting for a more intense taste combo. Perfect for spring and summer celebrations, this sweet buttercream adds a bright pink hue to this simple white cake.

And the scrumptious Cookies and Cream Buttercream is guaranteed to please the youngsters. Great for pairing with almost any cake recipe, this tasty buttercream looks especially bold on this simple white cake.

To Decorate: To decorate this cake, you may use everything from sprinkles to smashed up biscuits. Since this cake taste is delicate, choose embellishments that complement your frosting flavor. For example, use chocolate-covered strawberries to top your strawberry buttercream cake, or use White Chocolate-Flavored Fondant to make bright white fondant roses that taste delicious on a white buttercream cake.

Carrot Cake

The delicious aromas of cinnamon, carrots, and raisins can’t go wrong. A delicious dessert you can serve for any spring or fall celebration, this Homemade Carrot Cake is a great one to have in your back pocket!

Add a Frosting: Keep it simple with a creamy homemade cream cheese frosting, or go for a little sweetness with a fluffy marshmallow buttercream.

To Decorate: Add more cinnamon on top of the cake, or use buttercream frosting to make lovely miniature carrots. Try topping your carrot cake with Caramel-Flavored Fondant cut-outs for a tasty adornment. This fondant looks and tastes fantastic since it is made with genuine caramel and has no artificial components!

Classic Chocolate Cake

This Traditional Chocolate Cake is impossible to mess up. Great for birthday cakes, anniversary cakes or a simple weeknight dessert, this easy and delicious recipe is bound to become a family favorite.

Add a Frosting: Peanut butter fans will like this creamy Peanut Butter Frosting, which complements this rich chocolate cake nicely. Try frosting your cake with this Mocha Buttercream for a more sophisticated flavor. For a rich and fulfilling dessert, serve a piece with a hot cup of coffee.

To Decorate: Cover your chocolate layer cake with Milk Chocolate-Flavored Fondant for a refined appearance. Made using real milk chocolate, this tasty fondant can be used to add another layer of chocolatey goodness to your dessert.

Basic Yellow Cake

This Simple Yellow Cake is a favorite at birthday parties! Simple, soft and oh so delicious, this yellow cake has a rich, buttery flavor that pairs perfectly with a number of frosting options.

Add a Frosting: A simple Simple Chocolate Buttercream icing is one of the greatest combinations with yellow cake. The richness of the cake balances perfectly with the sweetness of the icing, resulting in one delicious dessert!

To Decorate: Since yellow cake and chocolate buttercream is a birthday party favorite, there’s no better way to decorate your cake than with sprinkles! Top your cake with beautiful rainbow jimmies or make your own birthday cut-outs out of Decorator Preferred fondant.

Red Velvet Cake

Go no farther than this Red Velvet Cake for a treat with major star power. Great for birthday cakes, holiday celebrations or monumental occasions, this delicious layer cake is a sweet way to celebrate everything from a new marriage to a new job!

Add a Frosting: Maintain the traditional look by decorating your cake with homemade cream cheese frosting. If you’re not a fan of cream cheese, you can try Ermine Frosting, which has a similar taste but doesn’t contain cream cheese.

A basic buttercream icing may also be used to ice and adorn your red velvet cake. You won’t get the tang from the cream cheese, but the sweetness of the frosting will match just as well with the rich cake.

To Decorate: Try adding charming fondant cut-outs made from White Chocolate-Flavored Fondant for a delightful accent. Top your cake with little fondant hearts for Valentine’s Day or an anniversary, or use small letter cut-outs to top your cake with a personalized message.

Coconut Cake

For a little taste of island living anytime of year, this sweet and moist Coconut Cake is sure to give you serious vacation vibes. This coconut cake is ideal for summer BBQs or pool parties since everyone loves coconut!

Add a Frosting: Layer and frost your cake with this rich Coconut Buttercream Frosting to amp up the coconut taste, or give your guests a citrus hit with this acidic Key Lime Buttercream.

To Decorate: Since coconut cake has a sweet, delicate taste, one of the greatest ways to adorn it is with extra coconut! Use large, flaked coconut for a sophisticated dessert, or top your cake with sweetened coconut flakes.

Add a layer of mango or pineapple curd between your coconut cake layers to amp up the taste.