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Home » Dessert » Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting

Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting

Created: February 6, 2019 Updated: May 7, 2023 by Lyuba Brooke 42 Comments *This post may contain affiliate links. Read More...

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Cream Cheese Frosting is light, delicate, and perfectly sweet! It’s a little different than your usual cream cheese frosting because it’s made with heavy whipping cream instead of butter to create the most delightfully soft, velvety frosting. You only need 3 ingredients to make this homemade treat!

Whether I’m frosting a cake, cupcakes, brownies, or whatever other sweet treat I’ve concocted, I love topping just about everything off with homemade frosting! Two of my other go-to recipes are cream cheese frosting (2 ways) and strawberry buttercream frosting.

Cream cheese frosting is my absolute favorite frosting. I use it on just about everything I bake instead of buttercream. It’s light, creamy texture is so just much better! Traditional cream cheese frosting is made by beating cream cheese and butter together. It’s soft and creamy while being slightly sweet. Of course, sugar can be adjusted to everyone’s personal preference, but I like to keep things on the not-so-sugary side when I can. 

This cream cheese frosting is quite a bit different from the usual stuff. It’s made with cream cheese and heavy whipping cream instead of butter. Both are whipped together until heavy whipping cream stiffens into whipped cream, which results in an amazing light and fluffy consistency. It’s almost like cream cheese and whipped cream frostings combined into one! The texture is light and airy and the flavor is smooth and silky. It’s a beautiful frosting for any delicate dessert. 

Honestly, this frosting is so good that I often find myself licking the spoon when I’m done mixing it up! Besides enjoying a spooonful right out of the bowl, you can serve it with berries, angel food cake, cheesecake, trifles and more. The only way I’d really recommend not using this fluffy frosting is by using it to layer a cake. It’ll work well on the outside of the cake, but it’s not dense or sturdy enough to hold the layers upright.

Ingredients Notes:

Cream Cheese – Make sure to use full fat cream cheese that’s been softened to room temperature.

Heavy Whipping Cream – It needs to be cold! Make sure you’re using it as soon as you grab it out of the fridge.

White Granulated Sugar – You can use powdered sugar instead if preferred.

See recipe card for complete information on ingredients and quantities.

Instructions:

Step 1: Using your whisk attachment, start beating the room temperature cream cheese on medium-high speed.

Step 2: Slowly pour in heavy whipping cream while it’s mixing. Next, gradually pour in the sugar. Continue beating until stiff peaks and waves are formed in your frosting.

Tips for the Best Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting:

  • Make sure that cream cheese is softened first. Leave it on the counter in the original foil casing to soften for about an hour. 
  • Keep the heavy whipping cream cold. Don’t take it out of the refrigerator until you’re ready to make the frosting. 
  • Measure the ingredients first. Have all the ingredients measured and on hand before starting since this frosting only takes about 5 minutes. 
  • It’s a quick recipe! Don’t walk away from the mixer because heavy whipping cream whips pretty fast.

Recipe FAQs

How long will whipped cream cheese frosting last?

You will be happy to know that this frosting CAN be made ahead of time. Unlike frosting that contains butter, it will not solidity in the refrigerator to the point of being un-spreadable. 

After the frosting is made, transfer it into a container with a lid and store it in the refrigerator for up to 2 days. 

When ready to use, pull frosting out and open the lid. Let it warm up on the counter for about 30 minutes. The frosting is still spreadable cold so there is not a lot of time needed to soften it. 

Use a rubber spatula to gently stir the frosting and transfer it into a piping bag fitted with an attachment and frost.
Frosted desserts should be stored in the refrigerator since this is a cream based frosting. 

Can I freeze whipped cream frosting?

I do not recommend freezing this frosting. It won’t thaw well.

More of the Best No-Bake Dessert Recipes

Chocolate Mousse

Cookie Dough No-Bake Cheesecake

Coconut Berry Trifle

Easy Strawberry Sauce

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Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting

It’s the best cream cheese frosting! Only 3 ingredients and it’s so light and delicate.
4.42 from 29 votes
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
Soften cream cheese: 1 hour hour
Total Time: 1 hour hour 5 minutes minutes
Servings: 12
Calories: 165kcal
Author: Lyuba Brooke

Ingredients

  • 8 oz cream cheese softened
  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream cold
  • 1/2 cup white granulated sugar can also use powdered sugar
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Instructions

  • Make sure to soften cream cheese first.
  • Fit a whisk attachment on the mixer.
  • Start beating cream cheese for about a minute on medium-high speed. 
  • Slowly pour in heavy whipping cream while it’s mixing. Slowly pour in sugar after heavy whipping cream. Continue beating until frosting is whipped into stiff peaks and waves. (It won’t take long so don’t walk away.)
  • Frost dessert immediately or store frosting in an air-tight container, in the fridge. 

Notes

All images and text ©Lyubov Brooke for ©Will Cook For Smiles. Please do not use my images without prior permission. If using my posts in collections and features, please link back to this post for the recipe. Disclaimer: Nutrition information shown is not guaranteed to be 100% accurate as most ingredients and brands have a slight variation.

Nutrition

Calories: 165kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 47mg | Sodium: 68mg | Potassium: 40mg | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 545IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 31mg | Iron: 0.1mg
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ABOUT LYUBA

I’m Lyuba Brooke, mother of 2, the cook, recipe developer, photographer, and author behind willcookforsmiles.com. I share many classic and original recipes, cooking tips, and tutorials. My passion is sharing delicious meals for everyone to try. Read more...

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All images and text ©Lyubov Brooke for ©Will Cook For Smiles. Please do not use my images without prior permission. If using my posts in collections and features, please link back to this post for the recipe. Disclaimer: Nutrition information shown is not guaranteed to be 100% accurate as most ingredients and brands have variations.

Comments

  1. Shelley says

    October 9, 2022 at 9:54 am

    Has anyone ever used unflavored gelatin to stabilize the frosting?

    Reply
  2. Deanna says

    January 13, 2021 at 4:59 pm

    I know the yield says 12 so that means it’ll frost 12 cupcakes.

    Any idea on the different cake sizes?

    I would assume that this would be enough to frost a 2-layer 4inch cake with a crumb coat & rosettes but I just wanna be sure.

    Reply
  3. JanRenae says

    December 21, 2020 at 5:29 pm

    5 stars
    I was a little unsure, because I don’t own a stand mixer, and my hand mixer doesn’t have whisks, just beaters,. But it whipped up really fast with little effort. Very good! I feel confident about giving pumpkin bread frosted with this frosting as gifts for our church congregation

    Reply
    • LyubaB says

      December 22, 2020 at 4:35 pm

      Awesome! I am do glad it worked out for you.

      Reply
  4. nessa says

    September 30, 2020 at 12:27 pm

    does this make enouht to fill and frost a 3 layer cake?

    Reply
    • LyubaB says

      October 2, 2020 at 5:47 pm

      Hi Nessa,

      If you are going to frost the inside and the outside of the cake I would triple it. But know this frosting is light and decadent and the cake layers may be to heavy for it and squeeze the frosting out the sides.

      Reply
  5. Gert says

    April 28, 2020 at 11:59 pm

    This was amazing. I could have eaten the entire bowl. I made red velvet cupcakes for my friends birthday and needed a low sugar frosting. This for the bill. I replaced the sugar with truvia and she loved it. Thank you.

    Reply
    • LyubaB says

      May 1, 2020 at 12:24 pm

      So glad you liked it!!

      Reply
  6. LyubaB says

    March 5, 2020 at 11:59 am

    Hi, Brittany! You can use powdered sugar it’s a little sweeter though so I would start with a little less and taste as you go. 🙂

    Reply
  7. Brittany says

    March 4, 2020 at 2:12 pm

    If powdered sugar is substituted would I use the same amount as granulated? Do you think it changes the consistency at all?

    Reply
  8. John says

    February 21, 2020 at 1:38 pm

    4 stars
    I love this on carrot cake. It works well on chocolate cake with split layers. This frosting is super duper!

    Reply
    • LyubaB says

      February 25, 2020 at 10:28 am

      Yum! Now I want cake! 😉 Glad you liked it! 🙂

      Reply
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