Whipped Cream Cream Cheese Frosting is lighter and fluffier than traditional cream cheese frosting and thicker and sturdier than whipped cream -- and it's not too sweet! It takes just minutes to make with 5 ingredients and holds its shape perfectly when piped onto cakes and cupcakes.
Try it on Strawberry Whipped Cream Cake or as a fluffy filling for Red Velvet Whoopie Pies or Lemon Angel Food Cake Roll.
When you need a perfectly light and airy frosting that isn't too heavy, isn't too sweet, and pipes like a dream, this whipped cream cheese frosting is it!
It could be considered a type of stabilized whipped cream but with a firmer structure and the tangy flavor of cream cheese.
You'll love the smooth, creamy texture and how easy it is to pipe or spread on top of your favorite cake or cupcake recipes. It's definitely one of my favorite frosting recipes!
❤️You're Going to Love This
- Soft, fluffy cream cheese frosting that isn't overly sweet
- Fast, easy homemade frosting recipe that takes about 5 minutes to make
- Delicious frosting for red velvet cake, carrot cake, chocolate cinnamon rolls, or banoffee ice cream cake
- Use any leftover frosting as a fruit dip!
🧁Ingredients
See recipe card at the bottom of the post for the full list of ingredients and exact amounts.
- Cold cream cheese. I know, you're used to using room temperature cream cheese in frosting recipes, but keep it in the fridge until you're ready to start mixing. For best results, use full fat cream cheese -- the kind in a block.
- Pure vanilla extract. For purer white frosting, use clear vanilla extract.
- Heavy whipping cream. At the store, look for heavy cream or heavy whipping cream -- they're the same thing. Keep it cold until you're ready to pour it into the mixing bowl.
- Salt. Don't worry, it doesn't taste salty. This little bit of salt just enhances the flavors.
🍊Variations
- Flavor extracts. Switch up the flavor, substitute the vanilla extract for a little almond, maple, orange, or other flavor extracts.
- Tinted frosting. Add color to your frosting by mixing in a small amount of gel food coloring.
🥣How to Make Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting
Step 1: In a large bowl, whip the cold cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and salt at medium-high speed until smooth with no lumps, 1-2 minutes.
Step 2: Add the heavy cream to the cream cheese mixture, ½ cup at a time, mixing slowly at first until incorporated, then increasing speed to medium to medium-high. Whip until the frosting is thick with stiff peaks -- the peaks hold their shape without curling over.
Step 3: Spread the frosting with a knife or offset spatula or use a piping bag to pipe the frosting onto your favorite desserts.
Step 4: Chill the frosted cake or cupcakes in the refrigerator for 30-60 minutes to firm up the frosting before serving.
👉Top Tip: If the frosting is overmixed, it can get clumpy. To remedy, slowly stir in more heavy cream by hand until it is smooth again.
☑️Tips
- Turn the mixer down to low when adding the heavy cream, then turn it back up again.
- Use COLD cream cheese and COLD heavy cream.
- If your mixer has a sturdy whisk attachment, you can certainly use that. Regular beaters also work well.
🎁Storage
Store leftover frosting in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Or freeze in a freezer bag and thaw in the refrigerator.
❓FAQs
Yes. Keep whipped cream frosting and any items frosted with it in the refrigerator.
Whipped cream is made by whipping heavy cream and sugar until light and fluffy. Whipped cream is the perfect topping for berries, mousse or pudding, and baked desserts, but can deflate and turn runny after a couple of days. And it may be too light to hold up between layers of heavier, denser cakes. This thicker whipped cream cheese frosting still has a soft, fluffy texture, but the cream cheese gives it a firmer structure, making it perfect for piping or layering, and that classic tangy cream cheese frosting flavor.
No, this whipped cream cheese frosting recipe should be thick enough to easily pipe immediately after it has been made. If the cream cheese was soft or your kitchen is very warm and the frosting is too soft to easily work with, chill it for 10-15 minutes until it firms up.
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📖 Recipe
Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting
Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese, cold
- ¾ cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- pinch salt
- 1 ½ cups heavy cream, cold
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, whip the cold cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla, and salt at medium speed until smooth. Slowly add the cold heavy cream, ½ cup at a time, reducing speed as needed to mix it in (without splashing all over the place!), then increasing to medium to medium-high until the mixture thickens to stiff peaks -- the peaks hold their shape without curling over.
- Spread or pipe frosting onto cakes, cupcakes, or cookies. Refrigerate baked goods frosted with whipped cream frosting.
Notes
- If the frosting is overmixed, it can get clumpy. To remedy, slowly stir in more heavy cream by hand until it is smooth again.
- Turn the mixer down to low when adding the heavy cream, then turn it back up again.
- Use COLD cream cheese and COLD heavy cream.
- If your mixer has a sturdy whisk attachment, you can certainly use that. Regular beaters also work well.
- 48 cookies with 1 tablespoon of frosting each
- 24 - 32 whoopie pies with 1 ½ - 2 tablespoons of frosting
- 24 cupcakes with 2 tablespoons of frosting
- One 9 x 13-inch cake
- One 2-layer cake
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