Brown Sugar Cream Cheese Frosting

Lovers of basic cream cheese frosting completely want to do that brown sugar model! The caramel notes from the molasses in brown sugar take this brown sugar cream cheese frosting to the following stage. Apply it to cupcakes, truffles, brownies or unfold between two cookies for a creamy cookie sandwich!

This frosting recipe is just like common cream cheese frosting with its beautiful tanginess and clean but fluffy texture. Nonetheless, swapping a part of the standard powdered sugar for darkish brown sugar brings notes of smoke, barely bitter molasses and deep caramel to the occasion.

Primarily, in the event you love what darkish brown sugar does for my brown sugar chocolate chip cookies recipe, then it is advisable to strive it in frosting!

I pile this brown sugar cream cheese frosting on my hummingbird cupcakes, however I’ve additionally been identified to take pleasure in it on common chocolate cake! There are numerous methods to place it to make use of.

Methods to Use Brown Sugar Cream Cheese Frosting

Substances

Sure, there may be actually solely 4 substances on this frosting recipe! As a result of darkish brown sugar comprises a lot moisture, we can’t want a splash of milk or cream (like we do with my whipped cream cream cheese frosting recipe) to make it come collectively.

• Cream Cheese. Chop 6 ounces from a brick of full-fat plain cream cheese and let it relaxation at room temperature for about an hour to melt. If cream cheese is not comfortable earlier than being whipped, the ensuing frosting could have lumps of cream cheese! If this occurs to you, heat the frosting gently and beat till clean; refrigerate earlier than utilizing it on cake or cupcakes.
• Unsalted Butter. Simply half a stick of butter that has been chopped and softened at room temperature alongside the cream cheese.
• Darkish Brown Sugar. You need to use gentle brown sugar if that is all you’ve, however darkish brown sugar is darkish as a result of it comprises extra molasses than gentle. The extra molasses, the higher the flavour, for my part.
• Powdered Sugar. Sure, we nonetheless want a small quantity of powdered sugar to make this brown sugar cream cheese frosting recipe come collectively, as a result of if we use all brown sugar, it’d develop into grainy.

See recipe card for actual measurements.

Tips on how to Make Brown Sugar Cream Cheese Frosting:

You want room temperature or softened substances to make this recipe, plus a big bowl and an electrical hand mixer.

Mix the softened butter, cream cheese and brown sugar in a bowl.

Use an electrical hand mixer to beat till this combination is gentle and fluffy. We actually wish to dissolve the brown sugar, so beat for about 3-5 minutes.

Lastly, add the powdered sugar and beat till fluffy.

Give this fluffy brown sugar cream cheese frosting a style, and add extra powdered sugar or a splash of milk or cream, in the event you suppose it wants it.

Storage

This frosting pipes very nicely and holds its form properly in the event you use a fairly tip. If it is advisable to make this forward of time, pipe the frosting on the cake or cupcake, after which refrigerate till wanted. It is best to retailer in an hermetic container, if you are going to retailer it for greater than 24 hours. Nonetheless, let the frosting relaxation for quarter-hour at room temperature after being saved within the fridge.

If you wish to make a batch of this brown sugar cream cheese frosting forward of time to freeze, you may! Scrape it right into a freezer storage bag, press flat and freeze for as much as 3 months. Defrost in a single day within the fridge, let relaxation at room temperature for a couple of hours, after which beat till clean once more.