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cream cheese and mascarpone frosting

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Recipe by
Penny Burdge
@PennyInKC
Lenexa, KS

I was looking for a way to update plain old cream cheese frosting. I thought, bet you can use mascarpone. After some searching, I found this recipe on Epicurious.com. It was meant for Red Velvet cupcakes - I'm not a fan of Red Velvet anything, but decided this would be the perfect update for my Grandma Beck's Carrot Cake.

yield serving(s)
prep time 5 Min
cook time 10 Min
method No-Cook or Other

Ingredients For cream cheese and mascarpone frosting

  • 1 c
    (8 oz.) unsalted butter at room temperature
  • 1 c
    (8 oz.) cream cheese at room temperature
  • 2 c
    powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp
    pure vanilla extract
  • 1 pinch
    kosher salt
  • 1 c
    (8 oz.) mascarpone cheese

How To Make cream cheese and mascarpone frosting

  • 1
    In the large bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together the butter and cream cheese until well blended. Beat in the powdered sugar on medium-high speed until light and fluffy.
  • 2
    Beat in the mascarpone on very low speed until just combined. (Be careful; once you've added the mascarpone, excessive beating can make the frosting curdle.)
  • 3
    Stir in the vanilla or extract until well blended.
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