Bakery-style recipes you can make at home!

Welcome!

Julianne, the creator of Beyond Frosting®, has been sharing recipes since 2012. Fueled by her passion for baking for others, she specializes in simple and approachable bakery-style dessert recipes you can make at home. This passion led to her bestselling cookbook No-Bake Treats. Now, as a mother of two, Julianne continues to inspire and teach her boys in the kitchen.

My Favorites

A slice of creamy cheesecake garnished with fresh berries and a swirl of whipped cream on a white plate.

Creamy Homemade Cheesecake

Angled view of an extra thick chocolate chip cookie

Thick Chocolate Chip Cookies

A stack of three cocoa powder brownies on a napkin

Cocoa Powder Brownies

A vanilla cupcake with vanilla frosting and sprinkles

Springtime Baking

Celebrate spring with colorful desserts that are bursting with fresh flavor. From sunny lemon drizzle cake, to strawberry cupcakes, these easy dessert ideas will revitalize your baking. Here are more springtime favorites:

Reader Favorites

Readers can’t get enough of these recipes! Here’s what home bakers just like you had to say about some of my favorite desserts:

Homemade sugar cookies arranged on a plate.

Easy Sugar Cookies

This sugar cookie recipe is SO GOOD! I love a soft and chewy sugar cookie and this is it!
A close up of the top of an Oatmeal cookie with Raisins

Soft & Chewy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

My new go-to Oatmeal cookie recipe. Chewy center and crispy edges. Soo delicious!
A vanilla cupcake with vanilla frosting and sprinkles

Easy Vanilla Cupcakes

These are the BEST vanilla cupcakes. They are moist with delicious vanilla flavor. This is the only recipe I use.
Slice of lemon blueberry layer cake on a blue plate

Lemon Blueberry Cake

This cake is so delicious! Perfect density. I get so many compliments on it.
A piece of homemade pound cake sitting on a plate

Easy Pound Cake

My neighbor and I agree this is the best pound cake we’ve ever eaten. Gosh this was delicious.

All About Frosting

Every home baker needs a stellar frosting recipe. Luckily, I have dozens of frosting variations perfect for your favorite cakes, cupcakes and cookies! If you’re not sure where to start, check out the recipes shown here. They’ll show you how to make a classic buttercream frosting, how to add color, and more.

Easy Homemade Cakes

Want to make a perfectly moist and fluffy cake? Whether you’re looking for a classic vanilla cake, or perhaps the chocolate variety, there are so many well-tested cake to try. Here are my latest recipes:

No-Bake Desserts

I’m such a fan of no-bake desserts I even wrote a book about them. As the weather starts to warm up, there’s nothing like digging into a luscious dessert that didn’t involve turning on the oven!

A slice of creamy cheesecake garnished with fresh berries and a swirl of whipped cream on a white plate.

How to Make a Perfect Cheesecake

Do you feel intimidated by the idea of making a cheesecake from scratch? Don’t be! This video will show you how to make a creamy homemade cheesecake with graham cracker crust. Over 33,000 people have loved this tutorial, which walks you through every step of the process.