Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting

5 from 1 vote

Looking for something a bit lighter than a traditional cream cheese frosting? This whipped cream frosting with cream cheese is the perfect balance of tangy and sweet flavors! A perfect complement to any cake!

Prep Time15

Total Time15

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: cream cheese frosting, whipped cream cheese frosting recipe, whipped cream frosting

Servings: serving

Calories: 123kcal

Author: Mindee

Cost: 15

Ingredients

8 oz Cream Cheese (softened) 8 oz package
⅛ teaspoon Salt
2 Cups Powdered Sugar sifted
1 teaspoon Pure Vanilla clear is preferable but not necessary
1 ½ Cups Heavy Cream

Instructions

In a medium-sized bowl, beat the cream cheese, 1 Cup of the sifted powdered sugar, and salt.
Set aside.
In another medium bowl, begin beating the heavy cream.
As it starts to thicken, drizzle in the vanilla and spoon in the last cup of sifted powdered sugar with the beaters running.
Continue to beat until stiff peaks form.
Beat a dollop or two into the cream cheese mixture just to loosen it up a little.
Then FOLD the remaining whipped cream in by hand.
Remember to fold, not stir, to keep the fluffiness of the whipped cream.
Chill the frosting for 30 minutes.
Spoon the chilled frosting into a large frosting bag and pipe over a batch of cupcakes or frost a cake.

Notes

This is not a stiff frosting like buttercream. It's a very soft and light frosting.
Store desserts frosted with this frosting in the fridge.
If you choose to substitute Cool Whip or whipped topping for the cream, you'll need 3 cups of Cool Whip which is an 8 oz tub, plus half of another 8 oz tub. Beat all the powdered sugar and the vanilla into the cream cheese and then fold the cool whip into that.

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