I’ve been making my share of red velvet cakes over the past few months and wanted a cream cheese frosting that was a tad bit lighter than my previous cream cheese frosting recipe.
This light cream cheese frosting is exactly like the name says, light. It’s not as fluffy and delicate as a whipped cream cheese frosting but it’s also not as heavy as a regular cream cheese frosting. Its a happy little mixture of both!
I love this frosting on cakes because it has such a balanced amount of sweetness and the texture is creamy and soft, yet firm enough to handle the weight of layered cakes.
I use this light cream cheese frosting to frost my red velvet cakes and carrot cakes this year and folks really liked it.
Looking for a cream cheese frosting that’s a lil more heavier? Check out my fluffy cream cheese frosting!
The Recipe
Light Cream Cheese Frosting
By Divas Can Cook
Ingredients
- (2) 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1 stick real butter, softened
- ¼ cup heavy whipping cream
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- Beat cream cheese, butter and heavy whipping cream until fluffy and combined.
- Add vanilla.
- Mix in powdered sugar a little at a time.
- Mix on high speed until creamy and light.
- Add more cream or powdered sugar to adjust the thickness if needed.
I love the taste and how light it is. However, I find this icing terrible to work with. It slides off the cake, if you are trying to make a smooth finish or border with it. I have to thicken it a bit too much with confectioners sugar to get the texture I need, which reduces the light texture. I read a similar recipe which calls for whipping the cream until it peaks and folding it into the other ingredients. I will try this tonight and let you know how it works. 😉
Hi I love cream cheese frosting but do not like sweet frostings and I’m hoping this does the trick. I have never frosted cupcakes and am using the plastic bags to frost. Will these hold up for frosting funfetti cupcakes? Thanks much!
Hello Divacancook, I love all of your recipes. I’m wondering if you have a white velvet cake recipe? If not, please give me some ingredients if you have any. Thank you!
i love this resipe
This frosting turned out wonderful. Just sweet enough. Followed directions to the exact. Used with the carrot cake recipe that is on this site. Delicious!