White Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe. Learn how to make this creamy, smooth, and delicious cream cheese frosting, made with white chocolate, and flavored with vanilla. Perfect for cakes and cupcakes!
Active time: 10mins | Yield: Enough frosting for 18-24 cupcakes or an 8-inch layer cake
Ingredients:
- 10oz (280g or about 2 cups) White Chocolate, chopped
- 1/3 cup (75g) Butter, at room temperature
- 12oz (340g or 1 1/2 cups) Full Fat Cream cheese at room temperature
- 1 cup (120g) Powdered Sugar
- 1 tsp (5ml) Vanilla Extract (optional)
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Directions:
- In a medium bowl, place the white chocolate. Melt using a double boiler or microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring after each until smooth. Let it cool for a few minutes at room temperature.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, place the butter, cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla. Beat on medium speed until smooth, about 3 to 4 minutes.
- Add the melted and cooled white chocolate and beat for 1 or 2 minutes more.
- Refrigerate for 10 to 20 minutes, if necessary, until firm enough to frost the cake.
- After frosting, keep the cake or cupcakes refrigerated. Remove from the fridge about 10-20 minutes before serving.
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