This brown butter cream cheese frosting blends toasted brown butter, tangy cream cheese, and soft powdered sugar into a smooth frosting that spreads easily on cakes and cupcakes. Many bakers search for browned butter cream cheese frosting, brown butter cream cheese icing, or butter cream […]
This pistachio mascarpone frosting is a silky pistachio flavored frosting made with cold mascarpone, pure pistachio paste, and whipped cream for a light yet structured finish. It works as an easy pistachio frosting recipe for cakes and cupcakes, and it also doubles as a refined […]
To make coconut whipped cream, chill a 13.5 ounce can of full fat coconut milk or coconut cream for at least 12 hours, scoop out only the solid cream, and whip it on high for 3 to 5 minutes. Then beat in 2 to 3 […]
This Kahlua buttercream frosting is a coffee buttercream made with butter, powdered sugar, espresso powder, heavy cream, Kahlua, vanilla, and a pinch of salt. It takes about 15 minutes and frosts one 3 layer 8 inch cake or 24 cupcakes. The one step that matters […]
This homemade cherry pie filling is made from scratch with 4 cups of fresh or frozen cherries, sugar, cornstarch, lemon juice, a little almond extract, and a pinch of salt. It takes 20 minutes and makes about 2½ cups, enough for one 9 inch pie […]
This coconut buttercream frosting is a fluffy, pipeable frosting made with 1 cup of butter, 4 cups of powdered sugar, 2 to 3 tablespoons of full fat coconut milk, and pure coconut extract. It whips up in about 15 minutes and frosts one 2 layer […]
Homemade orange curd is a smooth, spoonable citrus cream cooked from 3 eggs, ⅔ cup sugar, ¾ cup fresh orange juice, orange zest, and 2 tablespoons lemon juice, then finished with 6 tablespoons butter. It takes about 22 minutes over a double boiler plus 1 […]
Bavarian cream is a vanilla custard set with gelatin and lightened with whipped cream. You cook 2 cups of whole milk, 4 egg yolks and ½ cup sugar into a thin custard, stir in 1 packet of gelatin, then fold in 1 cup of heavy […]
This Chantilly frosting is whipped heavy cream stabilized with mascarpone, sweetened with powdered sugar and vanilla, with an optional spoon of honey. It takes about 15 minutes and makes enough to fill and frost one 8 inch two layer cake or pipe 12 cupcakes. The […]
This cream cheese filling is a smooth, lightly sweet filling made with 8 ounces of full-fat brick cream cheese, ½ cup unsalted butter, 1½ cups sifted powdered sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and a pinch of salt. It takes about 30 minutes including a short chill, […]