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Whipped Cream Cheese Icing
A creamy cake or cupcake icing made from cream cheese, whipped cream, vanilla and confectioners' sugar.
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Course
Dessert
Equipment
Stand Mixer
Ingredients
16
Ounces
Cream Cheese, room temperature
1
Cup
Confectioners' Sugar
1
teaspoon
Vanilla Bean Paste
(or vanilla extract)
32
Fluid Ounces
Heavy Whipping Cream
Instructions
Place room temperature cream cheese in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whip attachment.
Add confectioners sugar and vanilla bean paste to the bowl.
Begin mixing on low speed and gradually increase the speed to medium.
Continue to whip the sugar and cream cheese until no lumps are present (2 - 3 minutes). Scrape the side of the bowl if needed.
With the mixer running, slowly begin pouring heavy cream into the mixing bowl.
Continue to mix until stiff peaks form. The icing is now ready to be used.
Refrigerate icing if not using immediately.
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This recipe will produce enough frosting to fill and pipe rosettes on a 9" cake. If not piping rosettes, a half recipe will be sufficient.
Keyword
cream cheese frosting recipe, whipped cream cheese icing
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