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Mascarpone frosting (VIDEO)

This silky mascarpone frosting is the perfect frosting on your cupcakes or cakes. Pipes beautifully and unlike some other frostings, does not include tons of sugar so it is very well balanced in sweetness. Make this delicious, velvety-smooth frosting in less than 5 minutes using 3 simple ingredients.
Prep Time5 minutes
Total Time5 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: French
Servings: 6
Calories: 270kcal
Author: Katalin Nagy

Equipment

Ingredients

Whipped mascarpone frosting

  • 150 g Mascarpone 41% fat content, cold
  • 120 g Heavy Cream 36% fat content, cold
  • 40 g Powdered sugar sifted
  • 2 teaspoon Vanilla bean paste
Metric - US Customary

Instructions

  • Place the mascarpone into a mixing bowl. Add very cold heavy cream to the bowl along with sifted powdered sugar
  • Whip it up with an electric hand mixer. Add the vanilla bean paste, if desired.
  • When the frosting reaches a fluffy (after 2-3 minutes), pipeable consistency, stop right there and do not overmix. If you continue beating the frosting, it will separate and gets runny
  • Use the frosting according to the recipe
  • Store refrigerated for 1-2 days in an airtight container

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Notes

The recipe above is enough to generously frost 6 cupcakes.
Ingredient notes:
  1. Measure your ingredients with a Digital scale for accuracy
  2. The heavy cream and mascarpone all need to be high in fat. Using the low-fat version may result in a thinner frosting since it contains more water
Technique notes:
  1. Make sure you read my Expert tips section above to maximize your success. A short recipe alone is not able to cover all the necessary details, and science behind baking.
  2. Mascarpone frosting is very easy to overwhip. When whipping the frosting stop as soon as the mixture reached a fluffy consistency (will take 2-3 minutes). It won´t get stiffer after this point, in fact, if you overbeat it, it will only get runnier, then it will break
  3. You can add your favorite flavoring agent or coloring agent to this frosting but you need to do it carefully. Use the powdered or gel version instead of the liquid version whenever possible. Again, do not overmix

Nutrition

Calories: 270kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 71mg | Sodium: 27mg | Potassium: 32mg | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 957IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 69mg | Iron: 0.03mg