Homemade Cream Cheese Frosting

This frosting is very different from most other cream cheese frostings because it’s lightened with mascarpone and whipped cream. If you prefer a sturdier frosting, simply omit the whipped cream.–Bea Vo

DOES CREAM CHEESE ICING HARDEN UP IN THE FRIDGE?

If your frosting is too soft to pipe into swooping swirls and curving curls, you can pop it into the fridge for 30 minutes.

Homemade Cream Cheese Frosting

5 / 4 votes

Cream cheese frosting is a universal favorite, getting dolloped on cakes from carrot to red velvet and anything in between. This version from Bea Vo adds mascarpone to lighten it up, as well as whipped cream. Creamier, cheesier, lighter, and fluffier. What are you waiting for?

David Leite

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CourseCondiments

CuisineAmerican

Servings12 servings

Calories211 kcal

Prep Time15 minutes minutes

Chill15 minutes minutes

Total Time30 minutes minutes

Ingredients 

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• ▢ 1 cup heavy cream, very cold
• ▢ 3/4 cup mascarpone
• ▢ 3/4 cup cream cheese
• ▢ 3/4 cup confectioners’ sugar, sifted
• ▢ 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Instructions 

• In a large bowl, whisk or beat the heavy cream until stiff peaks form.
• In another bowl, beat the mascarpone, cream cheese, confectioners’ sugar and vanilla until well combined.
• Add 1/3 of the whipped cream to the cream cheese mixture and beat until combined. Gently fold in the rest of the whipped cream until thoroughly combined. Cover and refrigerate for at least 15 minutes before using.

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Tea with Bea

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Nutrition

Serving: 1 portion (1/4 cup)Calories: 211 kcalCarbohydrates: 9 gProtein: 2 gFat: 19 gSaturated Fat: 11 gCholesterol: 57 mgSodium: 61 mgPotassium: 36 mgSugar: 8 gVitamin A: 679 IUVitamin C: 1 mgCalcium: 47 mgIron: 1 mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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Recipe Testers’ Reviews

Kristina R.

This homemade cream cheese frosting is awesome. I’m not a frosting person, but I was eating this straight with a spoon!

Emily Olson

This homemade cream cheese frosting is just sweet enough, though I didn’t add the heavy cream as I prefer a thicker frosting.

Greg Crawford

A creamy, cream-cheesy frosting. It looked marvelous (despite my poor frosting capabilities) and I definitely need to try it again.

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