Easy 3-Min Mascarpone Frosting

Create the ultimate and easy mascarpone frosting recipe with a dreamy, airy and smooth texture for your cakes and cupcakes. With just three ingredients and an electric hand mixer, this stable frosting is a game-changer, perfect for cake filling or enjoying with fresh fruits.

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• What is mascarpone whipped cream frosting?
• Why you'll love this recipe
• Ingredients for this recipe
• Ingredients Notes
• How to Make Mascarpone Whipped Cream
• Serving Suggestions for this Frosting
• Best Tips For This Recipe
• Storage instructions
• Variations & Substitutions
• Recipe Questions & Troubleshooting
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What is mascarpone whipped cream frosting?

Of all the frostings in the world of baking, this mascarpone frosting (mascarpone chantilly) is certainly everyone's favorite frosting! Perfect for filling, piping, in desserts with fresh fruit, or for topping your pie.

This whipped mascarpone frosting is made of only 3 basic ingredients, a creamy Italian cheese called mascarpone cheese, heavy cream and powdered sugar, to which you can then add a multitude of different flavors to create tasty frostings.

Mascarpone cream cheese frosting is a versatile choice, offering a firmer and more stable texture than whipped cream, yet lighter than traditional buttercream. It's sweet, airy, and pairs well with various flavors, from fruity to chocolate and even savory dishes.

Craving for more fluffy frostings? Give these a try, Oreo mascarpone frosting, white chocolate Swiss buttercream, Italian meringue buttercream.

Ingredients for this recipe

You need these ingredients to make this vanilla mascarpone frosting :

Ingredients Notes

• Heavy Cream: Opt for full-fat heavy cream with at least 30% fat content or heavy whipping cream.
• Mascarpone Cheese: Use only full-fat mascarpone cheese cold.
• Powdered Sugar: Use powdered sugar only for a smooth frosting. It's the same as icing sugar or confectioners sugar, but don't use granulated sugar or flavored sugar like brown sugar to avoid a grainy texture.
• Vanilla: You can use liquid vanilla extract or the seeds from a vanilla bean or vanilla bean paste. You can also add other extracts and aromas such as rose water, orange blossom or almond extract.

How to Make Mascarpone Whipped Cream

Here are some quick visual instructions. Don't forget that full recipe instructions with exact ingredients can be found in the recipe card below!

Step 1: Place all ingredients in a large bowl or in the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, the cold cream, cold mascarpone cheese, sifted powdered sugar and vanilla extract.

Step 2: Beat on medium-low speed (speed 6 - 8 on the Kitchen Aid) for about 5 minutes until you have a thick mascarpone mixture, soft peaks form, and a stable whipped cream.

Enjoy! Your mascarpone frosting is ready to be used immediately to eat fresh strawberries or to fill and decorate your desserts.

Serving Suggestions for this Frosting

• Layer Cakes: As a mascarpone cake filling, you can spread it between cake layers like this strawberry cream cake this raspberry vanilla cake or this vanilla birthday cake or cover a cake like in this Strawberry mascarpone cake or use this sturdy mascarpone frosting for cake.
• Tiramisu: Use mascarpone frosting in the layers of a homemade tiramisu dessert for an extra creamy and decadent twist.
• Cupcakes: As a mascarpone cupcake frosting, top your favorite cupcakes with a dollop of this frosting like in these strawberry filled cupcakes.
• Fruit Tarts: Fill pastry shells with this mascarpone topping and top with fresh fruit like strawberries, kiwi, or raspberries for a delightful fruit tart.
• Pancakes or Waffles: Use mascarpone frosting as a delicious topping for pancakes or waffles, along with some maple syrup for a sweet breakfast treat.
• Fruit Parfaits: Layer mascarpone frosting with granola and mixed berries in parfait glasses for a delightful and visually appealing dessert.
• Dessert Dips: Serve mascarpone frosting as a dip alongside fruit slices, pretzels, or cookies for a fun dessert platter.
• Filling for Crepes: Spread a thin layer of mascarpone frosting inside crepes, add sliced bananas or strawberries, and fold them for a delectable dessert.
• Charlotte cake: For a quick and delicious dessert with ladyfingers and fruits like my strawberry charlotte cake recipe.
• Pavlova: Like my delicious recipe for berry pavlova with mascarpone or these mini strawberry pavlovas.

Storage instructions

Refrigeration: Due to its dairy content, mascarpone frosting should always be stored in the refrigerator. As soon as you've finished using it, cover the frosting tightly with plastic wrap or place it in an airtight container.

​Can I freeze this frosting?

Avoid Freezing: While you can freeze many frostings, freezing is not recommended for mascarpone frosting. The texture may change, becoming grainy or separated upon thawing.

Recipe Questions & Troubleshooting

Difference between Mascarpone frosting vs buttercream?

Mascarpone frosting is creamier and has a slightly tangy taste due to the mascarpone cheese, making it a great choice for a richer and more indulgent dessert. On the other hand, buttercream is sweeter and fluffier, which can be ideal for those who prefer a traditional, sweet frosting.

Is mascarpone the same as whipping cream?

No, mascarpone frosting is not the same as whipping cream. While both contain cream, mascarpone frosting includes mascarpone cheese, which gives it a richer, denser, and creamier texture compared to plain whipping cream.

Why does my mascarpone frosting is grainy?

You have overbeaten the cream and the fat has split from the liquid. To catch up the cream you need to add a small amount of cold heavy cream to your mixture while letting the mixer run until the texture is smooth.

Why doesn't my mascarpone frosting rise?

Your ingredients are not cold enough, if necessary place the mixing bowl and whisk in the fridge for at least 20 minutes before making the cream.

How to color the whipped mascarpone cream?

With gel or powder food coloring to be added at the beginning of the preparation so that they dilute well into the wet ingredients.

How does mascarpone cheese stabilize whipped cream?

It is precisely the addition of the mascarpone cheese, which is more rich, that helps to stabilize this frosting, without that it would be a simple whipped cream with a light consistency.

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I hope you love this Whipped Mascarpone Cream recipe. If you make it, be sure to leave a comment and a rating so I know how you liked it. Happy Baking!

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