Some of the best whipped cream frosting recipes start with Cool Whip or cream cheese. Both ingredients are best when kept refrigerated. Basic cream cheese frosting recipes can be simple or complicated, but either way your guests will rave about the scrumptiously delicious dessert. The addition of Cool Whip to a recipe creates a lighter frosting that spreads well and remains fluffy.
Easy frosting recipes usually begin with powdered sugar for sweetness and vanilla for flavor. The addition of cream cheese will thicken the product slightly, add a distinct cream cheese flavor and provide enough moistness to thoroughly blend in the powdered sugar.
Making Frosting with Cream Cheese
Ingredients You Will Need:
4 ounces whipped cream cheese
1 tablespoon milk
2 ½ cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
Using softened cream cheese and an electric beater, slowly whip the cream cheese until fluffy. To keep the cream cheese from clogging the beaters, add the milk and flavoring as you continue to mix. Clean the beaters several times to ensure the cream cheese has been incorporated into the frosting. Then, adding one tablespoon at a time, mix in the powdered sugar. When you have reached the desired consistency, stop whipping the frosting and start frosting your cake.
Strawberry Whipped Cream Frosting Recipe
Ingredients You Will Need:
1 small tub Cool Whip
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 ½ teaspoons strawberry flavoring
½ cup white sugar
Using an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese until fluffy. Slowly add sugar and mix until thoroughly blended. Add the flavoring and the Cool Whip and beat until smooth and creamy.
This frosting is perfect as a strawberry shortcake topping.
Pink Lemonade Whipped Frosting Recipe
Ingredients You Will Need:
1 large tub of Cool Whip
1 can sweetened condensed milk
½ can frozen pink lemonade
Mix the ingredients together and add red food coloring to bring the frosting to a nice shade of pink. This recipe will yield enough frosting to spread over a three layer cake. It is ideal for sponge cake or regular box mixes like Lemon Deluxe. Spread frosting immediately.
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