The best vegan icing recipes including royal icing, buttercream and Italian meringue frosting. There’s something to match any dessert you fancy!
If you’re a keen baker, you’ve probably made your fair share of vegan frostings and icings. Vegan buttercream is not too dissimilar because you can simply switch out the butter for dairy-free alternative and it’ll work pretty much the same.
For icings that use eggs, such as royal icing or meringue buttercream, it’s not so simple. Luckily, there are plenty of vegan icing recipes that look and taste just as delicious.
The best vegan Icing recipes
Without further ado, let’s take a look at these tasty recipes. I’ve teamed up with some other food bloggers to bring you this list of all the best flavours. I hope you enjoy!
Chocolate Buttercream
Let's start with a classic, shall we? This chocolate buttercream is rich, creamy and full of chocolatey flavour. Pair it with chocolate traybake or cupcakes to take them to the next level!
Strawberry buttercream is a little more complicated than it first appears but this recipe is beautifully soft and creamy. It uses freeze-dried strawberry powder for maximum flavour and the best texture. Goes well with chocolate strawberry cupcakes.
Zesty lemon buttercream frosting bursting with citrus flavour. This is a great one for Spring time baking and makes the perfect topping for lemon cupcakes.
Vegan cream cheese frosting can be tricky to get right but this recipe is foolproof and super easy. It has a tangy, sweet, cheesy flavour and a beautifully creamy texture. Pair it with carrot cake, red velvet cupcakes or banana cake.
This is the PERFECT topping for all of your Biscoff, vanilla or chocolate desserts. Made with smooth Biscoff spread, it's packed full of speculoos flavour. Use it to top Biscoff cake or cupcakes.
There are no eggs needed for this Italian meringue buttercream! It's light and airy with a buttery vanilla flavour. It makes the perfect topping for vanilla cupcakes.
This is one of the easiest vegan icing recipes to ever exist! This American meringue buttercream requires no thermometer to make- It's an easy, no-fuss recipe that takes just 30 minutes.
Vanilla may have a reputation for being basic, but this buttercream is far from it! A smooth, creamy, flavourful vegan icing recipe that takes just 5 minutes to make.
That’s all for now! I hope you love these vegan icing recipes. If you make any of them at home, please let me know how it goes by leaving a comment below. Enjoy! xo
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Welcome to Baked by Clo! Here you'll find vegan dessert recipes with simple ingredients and easy to follow instructions. Everything from show-stopping desserts to beginner basics.
