Explore cake cream cheese frosting with this concise guide packed with practical tips.

2 To plop an additional stick of butter additionally whole shebang To butter the parchment and coating the pan with flour tapping out any excess

Article image

A slice of frosted pumpkin cake on a plate with the remaining cake on a stand in the background.

A slice of frosted pumpkin cake on a plate with the remaining cake on a stand in the background.

A slice of frosted pumpkin cake on a plate with the remaining cake on a stand in the background.

A slice of frosted pumpkin cake on a plate with the remaining cake on a stand in the background.

A slice of frosted pumpkin cake on a plate with the remaining cake on a stand in the background.

Ingredients for pumpkin cake with maple cream cheese frosting–flour, sugars, maple syrup, spices, butter, cream cheese, eggs, buttermilk, and pumpkin.

Ingredients for pumpkin cake with maple cream cheese frosting–flour, sugars, maple syrup, spices, butter, cream cheese, eggs, buttermilk, and pumpkin.

Two cake pans being prepared with parchment liners and a person whisking a bowl of dry ingredients.

Two cake pans being prepared with parchment liners and a person whisking a bowl of dry ingredients.

Brown sugar, butter, and spices in a mixing bowl, and the finished beaten butter and sugar mixture.

Brown sugar, butter, and spices in a mixing bowl, and the finished beaten butter and sugar mixture.

Egg being added to a bowl of pumpkin cake batter and an image of whipped batter.

Egg being added to a bowl of pumpkin cake batter and an image of whipped batter.

Dry ingredients and then milk being added to cake batter in a stand mixer.

Dry ingredients and then milk being added to cake batter in a stand mixer.

Pumpkin puree added to a bowl of cake batter, and the batter divided between two cake pans.

Pumpkin puree added to a bowl of cake batter, and the batter divided between two cake pans.

Ingredients for maple cream cheese frosting in the bowl of a stand mixer and the finished beaten frosting.

Ingredients for maple cream cheese frosting in the bowl of a stand mixer and the finished beaten frosting.

A slice of frosted pumpkin cake on a plate with the remaining cake on a stand in the background.

A slice of frosted pumpkin cake on a plate with the remaining cake on a stand in the background.

A slice of pumpkin cake with cream cheese frosting cut from a whole cake on a cake stand.

A slice of pumpkin cake with cream cheese frosting cut from a whole cake on a cake stand.

A white plate with a slice of blueberry-lemon layer cake

A white plate with a slice of blueberry-lemon layer cake

A slice of 2 layer white chocolate whisper cake with pistachio frosting and filling, on a white plate beside a cake stand containing the rest of the cake.

A slice of 2 layer white chocolate whisper cake with pistachio frosting and filling, on a white plate beside a cake stand containing the rest of the cake.

Article image

A slice of frosted pumpkin cake on a plate with the remaining cake on a stand in the background.

A slice of frosted pumpkin cake on a plate with the remaining cake on a stand in the background.

A slice of frosted pumpkin cake on a plate with the remaining cake on a stand in the background.

A slice of frosted pumpkin cake on a plate with the remaining cake on a stand in the background.

A slice of frosted pumpkin cake on a plate with the remaining cake on a stand in the background.

Ingredients for pumpkin cake with maple cream cheese frosting–flour, sugars, maple syrup, spices, butter, cream cheese, eggs, buttermilk, and pumpkin.

Ingredients for pumpkin cake with maple cream cheese frosting–flour, sugars, maple syrup, spices, butter, cream cheese, eggs, buttermilk, and pumpkin.

Two cake pans being prepared with parchment liners and a person whisking a bowl of dry ingredients.

Two cake pans being prepared with parchment liners and a person whisking a bowl of dry ingredients.

Brown sugar, butter, and spices in a mixing bowl, and the finished beaten butter and sugar mixture.

Brown sugar, butter, and spices in a mixing bowl, and the finished beaten butter and sugar mixture.

Egg being added to a bowl of pumpkin cake batter and an image of whipped batter.

Egg being added to a bowl of pumpkin cake batter and an image of whipped batter.

Dry ingredients and then milk being added to cake batter in a stand mixer.

Dry ingredients and then milk being added to cake batter in a stand mixer.

Pumpkin puree added to a bowl of cake batter, and the batter divided between two cake pans.

Pumpkin puree added to a bowl of cake batter, and the batter divided between two cake pans.

Ingredients for maple cream cheese frosting in the bowl of a stand mixer and the finished beaten frosting.

Ingredients for maple cream cheese frosting in the bowl of a stand mixer and the finished beaten frosting.

A slice of frosted pumpkin cake on a plate with the remaining cake on a stand in the background.

A slice of frosted pumpkin cake on a plate with the remaining cake on a stand in the background.

A slice of pumpkin cake with cream cheese frosting cut from a whole cake on a cake stand.

A slice of pumpkin cake with cream cheese frosting cut from a whole cake on a cake stand.

A white plate with a slice of blueberry-lemon layer cake

A white plate with a slice of blueberry-lemon layer cake

A slice of 2 layer white chocolate whisper cake with pistachio frosting and filling, on a white plate beside a cake stand containing the rest of the cake.

A slice of 2 layer white chocolate whisper cake with pistachio frosting and filling, on a white plate beside a cake stand containing the rest of the cake.

All good? Time to put this knowledge into action!