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

Best Summer Berry Recipes

Celebrate summer with my most popular fruity desserts. From a classic blueberry pie to pound cake with fresh fruit or a quick and easy blueberry bread

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 stack of three cocoa powder brownies on a napkin

Cocoa Powder Brownies

So simple to make and so delicious!!!! I never use boxed brownie mix anymore, all I use is this recipe now!
A slice of frosted vanilla cake on a white plate, garnished with rainbow sprinkles, with another slice of cake in the background.

Moist Vanilla Cake

I made this awesome cake recipe exactly as written and it is just perfect! The vanilla flavour is BIG and it is so moist.
A slice of coconut custard cake on a white plate.

Coconut Custard Cake

This recipe is AMAZING! I had never made coconut cake and simply love it. The filling is what sets this recipe apart from others.
a close up of a slice of banana bread on a wire rack

Moist Homemade Banana Bread

This is the best banana bread I have ever made. My go to recipe. I deleted the rest of recipes for banana bread.

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.