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Cake frosting types, cupcake frosting types, and cookie frosting types contain some of the same types of frosting. Cake frosting types include more varieties than cookies frosting types but cupcakes can generally use the same types as cakes.

There are many different frosting types and each has a variety of frosting recipes. Each different type of frosting has the same basic ingredients and is prepared in the same manner, but they vary slightly in the amount of some of the ingredients and flavoring used. The frosting consistency may also change depending on whether it is being used on a cake, cupcake, or cookie and depending on how it is used in decorating.