Looking for a light and fluffy cream cheese icing that won't weigh down your desserts? Look no further! This easy-to-make icing is perfect for cakes, cupcakes, and cookies. Made with just a few simple ingredients, it comes together in minutes and can be customized to your liking. Whether you prefer a classic vanilla flavor or something more adventurous, like chocolate or strawberry, you'll find a recipe here to suit your taste. So preheat your oven and get ready to indulge in a sweet and creamy treat!
**Recipes Included:**
1. **Classic Cream Cheese Icing:** This basic recipe is a must-have for any baker. With its smooth and creamy texture, it's the perfect topping for any cake or cupcake.
2. **Chocolate Cream Cheese Icing:** Chocolate lovers, rejoice! This rich and decadent icing is made with melted chocolate, giving it an irresistible chocolatey flavor.
3. **Strawberry Cream Cheese Icing:** This light and fruity icing is perfect for summer desserts. Made with fresh strawberries, it has a sweet and tangy flavor that will brighten up any cake or cupcake.
4. **Lemon Cream Cheese Icing:** This清爽的柠檬奶油奶酪结霜非常适合柠檬爱好者。用新鲜的柠檬汁和皮制成,它具有清新明亮的风味,非常适合搭配甜点。
5. **Cream Cheese Frosting with Butter:** Made with butter, confectioners' sugar, cream cheese and milk, this classic frosting is perfect for spreading or piping onto cakes and cupcakes.
6. **Cream Cheese Frosting without Butter:** This recipe uses cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and milk to create a smooth and creamy frosting without the use of butter.
7. **Cream Cheese Frosting with Sour Cream:** Similar to the classic recipe, this variation incorporates sour cream for a slightly tangy and fluffy frosting.
8. **No-Bake Cream Cheese Frosting:** This quick and easy frosting is made without baking and comes together in just a few minutes, perfect for last-minute desserts.
LIGHT CREAM-CHEESE ICING
This creamy frosting is made with just two ingredients and can be whipped up in minutes. Spread it on our Frosted Chocolate-Buttermilk Cupcakes or between cookies.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 2
Steps:
- With an electric mixer, beat cream cheese and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. (To make without a mixer, sift sugar before stirring into cream cheese.)
LIGHT CREAM CHEESE ICING
From "Everyday Foods" No. 19 (Jan. 2005). I seem to be the last person in the universe to have found a good reduced-fat cream cheese frosting; better late than never, I suppose!
Provided by KLHquilts
Categories Dessert
Time 10m
Yield 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 2
Steps:
- Beat ingredients together with an electric mixer.
- Use immediately, or refrigerate in an airtight container for up to one week; stir before using.
- Feel free to flavor with a half teaspoon of your favorite extract, or with a spice like cinnamon, or even a little cocoa powder.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 57.3, Fat 1.7, SaturatedFat 1.1, Cholesterol 5.4, Sodium 28.4, Carbohydrate 10.2, Sugar 9.8, Protein 0.7
Tips:
- For a thicker icing, use less milk. For a thinner icing, use more milk.
- If you want a sweeter icing, add more powdered sugar. If you want a less sweet icing, add less powdered sugar.
- For a more flavorful icing, add a teaspoon of vanilla extract or almond extract.
- To make a chocolate icing, add 1/4 cup of cocoa powder to the powdered sugar before mixing with the other ingredients.
- To make a strawberry icing, add 1/4 cup of strawberry jam to the powdered sugar before mixing with the other ingredients.
- If you are using the icing to frost a cake, make sure the cake is completely cool before applying the icing.
- To make the icing easier to spread, warm it up in the microwave for a few seconds.
Conclusion:
Light cream cheese icing is a delicious and versatile icing that can be used to frost cakes, cupcakes, and other desserts. It is easy to make and can be customized to your own taste. With a few simple tips, you can make a light cream cheese icing that is perfect for any occasion.
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