red velvet cake icing

(from Joanna’s recipe box)

Source: new york times

Ingredients

  • 2 cups heavy cream, cold
  • 12 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
  • 12 ounces mascarpone
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 11/2 cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted.

Directions

  1. Softly whip cream by hand, in electric mixer or in food processor. Cover in bowl and refrigerate.

  2. Blend cream cheese and mascarpone in food processor or electric mixer until smooth. Add vanilla, pulse briefly, and add confectioners’ sugar. Blend well.

  3. Transfer cream cheese mixture to bowl; fold in whipped cream. Refrigerate until needed.

  4. Yield: Icing for top and sides of 3-layer cake.

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