This Easy Chocolate Mousse recipe is so creamy and deliciously rich. You can eat it all by itself, or layer it in a trifle or a cake… whatever you do, just don’t skip this no bake mousse!

The pictures and tips and tricks within the post for this recipe were updated in 2021. The recipe remains the same!

Homemade Chocolate Mousse

If you’re a chocolate dessert lover, this Chocolate Mousse recipe is absolutely going to make your day.

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Pourable Chocolate Ganache is an extra easy, and silky ganache that has so many uses! I love it on top of a cake, dripping down the sides creating a dramatic and beautiful cake, all while tasting delicious!

Try this chocolate ganache on top of my Chocolate Cake Recipe for the ultimate chocolate experience!

Pourable Chocolate Ganache Creates Gorgeous Drip Cakes!

I am by NO means a fantastic cake decorator. I just don’t have the patience.

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These Vanilla Cupcakes will easily become your go-to cupcake recipe! These soft, buttery cupcakes are completely from scratch using the reverse creaming method. It’s the best vanilla cupcake you will ever taste!

Top these with my Perfect Buttercream for the perfect birthday cupcake!

Everyone Needs a Vanilla Cupcake Recipe That Always Turns Out Perfect!

Today we’re taking it back to basics! This vanilla cupcake recipe is one I shared many years ago, back in 2013 but I thought needed an update.

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Creamy Chocolate Frosting is a staple chocolate frosting recipe that you need to have in your recipe box. This frosting recipe is buttery, chocolatey, and it pipes a beautiful swirl. This is a fantastic chocolate buttercream frosting recipe!

This is the BEST Homemade Chocolate Frosting Recipe

I use this chocolate frosting recipe ALL the time. It’s fantastic on chocolate cake, chocolate cupcakes, or even sandwiched between two chocolate chip cookies! Just like a buttercream frosting recipe, you need a classic chocolate frosting in your back pocket.

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Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting on top of a rich and soft chocolate cake is a dream dessert! The frosting is creamy and delicious…good enough to eat with a spoon!

I know you like chocolate cake. I don’t think I am going out on a limb by saying that, or giving away any huge secret. I mean, I like chocolate cake… actually, who DOESN’T like chocolate cake? If a chocolate cake is made right, there isn’t a softer, more flavorful dessert out there.

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Cereal Milk Frosting is a fun way to make your cake extra special! Just soak your favorite cereal in some milk and mix it into a buttercream frosting recipe to make a lightly sweetened frosting. So many possibilities!

Buttercream Frosting Recipe with Fruity Pebbles

It’s Frosting Friday again folks!! I am having such a good time with this series, and I hope you are too! Dreaming up fun frosting flavors AS MY JOB is basically a dream come true.

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This Creamy Brown Sugar Frosting is super rich and loaded with sweetness and flavor. It’s easy to make and goes well with pretty much everything!

ITTTTTT’SSSSS Frosting Friday again!!! I have taken a few weeks off from our frosting adventures, but I am back and it’s a GOOD ONE! Today we’re talking about Creamy Brown Sugar Frosting. It’s sweet, creamy and crazy delicious.

It crusts perfectly, if you are looking for a great crusting frosting, and the flavor is out of this world!

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Easy Strawberry Syrup is such a treat! Use it to top ice cream, pancakes, french toast, or even use in frosting! I could drink this stuff with a straw!

Seeing as it’s ice cream season and all, I thought I would bring you guys my latest obsession. STRAWBERRY SYRUP! People…how did I live so long without this in my life?

I’ve made you Nutella Hot Fudge, Salty Butterscotch Sauce, Microwave Caramel Sauce to name a few ice cream toppers, I’ve never gone in the direction of fruit.

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This Heritage Frosting recipe is creamy and not overly sweet. It starts with a cooked flour and milk mixture giving it a unique flavor and texture. Such a great alternative to traditional buttercream!

Here we are again! Another Frosting Friday in the books! I am loving this series and hope you are as well. I can already tell it’s going to be a great resource for my site moving forward, mixing and matching cakes to different frostings!

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Mint Chocolate Chip Frosting is cool, creamy and loaded with chopped chocolate. If you love mint chocolate chip ice cream, this easy frosting recipe is your dream come true! Perfect for topping a chocolate cake or cupcake!

Mint Chocolate Chip Buttercream Frosting Recipe

It’s FROSTING FRIDAY time again!!

Today we’re talking about everyone’s favorite ice cream flavor! Mint Chocolate Chip is perfect in a sundae, but I’m telling you it’s even more perfect topped on your favorite cake, or sandwiched in a whoopie pie!

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This easy-to-make Fluffy Marshmallow Frosting is spreadable, pipe-able and all around glossy and gorgeous!

Fluffy Marshmallow Frosting Is Sweet, Light, and GORGEOUS!

I love frosting so much and since I’ve got the basics here on my site for you (Perfect Buttercream and Creamy Chocolate Frosting). We now get to move on to the FUN STUFF!!

This marshmallow frosting is fluffy, creamy, glossy, sweet but not too sweet, spreadable, pipe-able and an ALL AROUND WINNER.

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My recipe for Perfect Buttercream Frosting has only 4 ingredients! This frosting is rich and creamy, with just the right amount of sweetness, and it’s the best for spreading and piping onto cakes and cupcakes. This is the only frosting recipe you’ll ever need!

Looking for a chocolate version? Try my Chocolate Buttercream Frosting recipe that’s just as creamy and delicious.

The Best Buttercream Frosting For Cakes and More!

I am so excited to share this buttercream frosting recipe.

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Cookies and Cream Frosting is a sweet and simple way to make your cake more delicious! Skip the plain chocolate or vanilla icing and mix some crushed Oreo cookies into this fluffy buttercream frosting instead. Everyone will LOVE the result!

Oreo Cookies and Cream Frosting

So Pillsbury challenged me to spend a “device free” evening with my family. Now, this really shouldn’t be as hard as it is. You learn very quickly how many times you actually look at your phone, when your phone isn’t available.

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My Perfect Party Frosting is the ultimate sweet finish to any type of cake!

So I am pretty sure I am an expert on frosting. Some people have more useful talents, I suppose, but frosting happens to be mine.

Trust me, it’s taken many years to be sure it’s safe to use the word “expert”. But after many painstaking hours of taste-testing….many corner pieces consumed…I am officially official.

An official expert.

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This rich German Apple Cake is a classic, but I’ve topped it with tangy, fluffy Buttermilk Frosting that sends it over the top!

Have I bored you silly with Apple recipes yet? No?

Well, this German Apple Cake is ACTUALLY the co-star in this recipe. It’s true.

I have to say the Buttermilk Frosting is the lead actor here. You all know how I feel about my frosting…and to wholeheartedly admit that I have a new favorite…well, I feel like you guys should all take note.

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This Roasted Strawberry Buttercream is super creamy and loaded with rich strawberry flavor!

I am so in love with this frosting. I know I am generally opposed to fruit in desserts, but fruit in frosting, yeah…there’s a definite exception to the rule.

Roasting strawberries just intensifies their flavor and then mixing those into a creamy buttercream frosting? Umm yes to the yessity yes.

AND for whatever reason saying this frosting is ROASTED Strawberry Frosting automatically makes it fancy.

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This Chocolate Malt Cake with Creamy Malt Frosting is super simple, extremely soft, and perfectly chocolatey! This rich homemade cake is pure heaven!

Chocolate Malt Cake with Creamy Chocolate Malt Frosting

I am so in love with this cake you guys. Like so in love.

Malt is one of my most favorite flavors. And the fact that I have never shared a cake featuring my malty love with you here is kind of rude and not in any way acceptable.

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Whipped Nutella Frosting is so creamy and smooth, you’ll want to eat it with a spoon! This easy frosting recipe is fantastic for both cakes and cupcakes. Once you make this hazelnut frosting, you won’t want to try any other recipes!

I am a frosting girl. That’s me. Hi.

I can’t be on your team if you have ever uttered the words, that’s “too sweet” or, “I scraped the frosting off”.

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White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cake – a brown sugar buttermilk cake, topped with rich white chocolate frosting and salty chopped macadamia nuts. Salty, sweet and PRETTY! A decadent dessert recipe, and a delicious way to celebrate any occasion!

An Easy Macadamia Nut Dessert Recipe

Sometimes you just need a cake in your life.

Right?

My husband is a huge white chocolate macadamia nut guy.

I never used to like  nuts in my desserts…and I guess still am not COMPLETELY on board…but I have broadened my horizons in my old age.

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These Almond Cupcakes with Coconut Buttercream Frosting are the perfect flavor combo! The Coconut Buttercream that tops these is crazy delicious, light and rich all at the same time. Perfect for any occasion!

Don’t you just love a sweet cupcake?

And of course they say you eat with your eyes first (which I think sounds creepy, but whatev) so these are as pretty as they are delicious! I call them Tea Party cupcakes because they are perfect for ladylike type people.

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