American•indulgent
Easy Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting (Not Too Sweet!)
Inspired by the Whole Foods' chantilly cakes, this is the most amazing whipped cream frosting. It's light, fluffy, and not too sweet. It uses cream cheese and mascarpone for some tang, but feel free to use only one of the cheeses for flavor variations. You'll never go back to buttercream!
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 5 min
- Yield
- 10 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 oz cream cheese (about 1/4 cup)
- 2 oz mascarpone (or more cream cheese) (about 3 tbsp)
- 2 oz powdered sugar (about 1/2 cup)
- 1/4 tsp almond extract
- 4 oz heavy cream (about 1/2 cup)
Instructions
- 1
With an electric beater or stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat cream cheese, mascarpone, powdered sugar, and almond extract until you get a smooth, frosting-like texture.
- 2
If using a stand mixer, switch to a whisk attachment.
- 3
Add in heavy cream and beat until stiff peaks form. Leftover frosting keeps well in an airtight container in the fridge.