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Mascarpone Frosting

Recipe information

  • Yield

    makes enough for one 9-inch layer cake (about 4 cups)

Ingredients

1 pound mascarpone cheese
1 1/4 cups heavy cream
1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar

Preparation

  1. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the mascarpone, cream, and confectioners’ sugar until medium-soft peaks form, 1 to 2 minutes. Be careful not to overbeat. Use immediately.

Reprinted with permission from Martha Stewart's Baking Handbook by Martha Stewart. © 2005 Clarkson Potter
TagsDessertFrostingMascarponeCheeseDairyGluten FreeVegetarianQuickEasy5 Ingredients or FewerNo-CookStand MixerCookbooks
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