Homemade Whipped Cream Frosting
This Homemade Whipped Cream Frosting is a light and fluffy frosting that you can make to top any cake or cupcakes with. This frosting goes really well with simple sheet cakes, naked cakes, or cupcakes that have fresh fruit.
If you love cakes with whipped cream frosting, try some of my favorite recipes like Simple Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes or Chocolate Cherry Whipped Cream Cake. You can even try adding this in place of traditional frosting on Vanilla Buttermilk Sheet Cake with Vanilla Frosting!
A Quick Look At The Recipe
- Recipe Name: Homemade Whipped Cream Frosting
- Ready In: 5 minutes
- Makes: 12 servings
- Main Ingredients: heavy whipping cream, powdered sugar, vanilla extract
- Flavor Profile: creamy, light
- Dietary Info: gluten free, eggless, no seed oils
- Difficulty: Easy!
- Why You’ll Love It: light, cloud-like vanilla frosting
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Why You'll Love This Recipe
- Light and Airy Texture: Whipped cream frosting has a fluffy, delicate consistency that adds a light and airy touch to cakes, cupcakes, and desserts, making each bite feel like a cloud of sweetness.
- Simple Organic Ingredients: Made from just organic heavy whipping cream, cane sugar, and a touch of vanilla extract, this homemade whipped cream frosting is free from artificial additives and preservatives, offering a pure and natural alternative to heavier frostings.
- Use on Simple Cakes: Whipped cream frosting is perfect for simple cakes like one layer sheet cakes, snack cakes, or naked cakes. You can also use it it on cupcakes, like Simple Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes. This light and fluffy frosting is best on rustic decorated cakes because it's similar to whipped cream.
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- A Quick Look At The Recipe
- Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- What is whipped cream frosting?
- Ingredients
- Baker’s Tips
- How to Make Homemade Whipped Cream Frositng
- How to Use Homemade Whipped Cream Frosting
- Homemade Whipped Cream Frosting FAQ’s
- More Homemade Frosting Recipes
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What is whipped cream frosting?
Whipped Cream Frosting is probably one of my favorite kinds of frosting because it's so light and delicious! It's made up of heavy whipping cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract. You whisk these three ingredients in a stand mixer (or using a hand mixer) until stiff peaks form.
The process is exactly the same as making whipped cream from scratch. However, the result is a sweeter and more sturdy whipped cream that you can use for frosting cakes or cupcakes.
I love adding this homemade whipped cream frosting on top of sheet cakes or frosting naked cakes with it as those types of cake allow it to just be rustic, pillowy, and fluffy. This frosting is especially delicious when you have cakes with fresh fruit like strawberries, cherries, blackberries, raspberries, or blueberries.
Ingredients
- Heavy Whipping Cream: I use organic heavy whipping cream, Organic Valley is my top choice. You can use pasteurized or unpasteurized, either works.
- Powdered Sugar: I use organic powdered sugar for sweetness and it also helps make this frosting a bit more sturdy than just whipped cream.
- Vanilla Extract: Use your favorite high quality organic vanilla extract.
*For a full list of ingredients and measurements, visit the recipe card below.
Baker's Tips
- Use high quality organic heavy whipping cream. My favorite is Organic Valley!
- Whipped Cream Frosting is similar to making homemade whipped cream, so if you've done that before then you got this in the bag! It's a very easy frosting to make and it whips up in just a few minutes in a stand mixer. It will take longer with a hand mixer.
- Make sure to serve this immediately or store whatever you made with it in the fridge as the cream needs to be refrigerated.
How to Make Homemade Whipped Cream Frositng
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment (or using a hand mixer), add the heavy whipping cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract.
- Whisk on low, and gradually increase speed as mixture starts to thicken, until you are at full speed. Whisk until stiff peaks form. Use immediately or store in the fridge for up to 3 days.
How to Use Homemade Whipped Cream Frosting
Use on your favorite cake or cupcakes. I love this frosting on the Cherry Cake With Whipped Cream Frosting which uses a pink version! For a lighter chocolate cake, try it on Avocado Oil Chocolate Cake in place of the chocolate frosting. I love the simple chocolate and vanilla combo here!
Just be sure to store anything with this Whipped Cream Frosting in the fridge. Because this is made up of mostly cream, it needs to be refrigerated. This frosting goes especially well with cakes with light and fruity flavors like Simple Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes. And, it's such a nice compliment to spice, such as in the Pumpkin Pie Cake with Whipped Cream Frosting.
You can also replace the frosting on any cake recipe for this. I've used this on Eggless Chocolate Heart Cake, Strawberry Snack Cake, Festive Gingerbread Snack Cake Without Frosting, Maple Spice Cake With Brown Sugar Frosting, Eggless Strawberry Zucchini Cake, Chocolate Cupcakes Without a Mixer, Small Batch Chocolate Cake With Sourdough Discard, or Traditional Butter Pound Cake Loaf.
Homemade Whipped Cream Frosting FAQ's
The main difference here is the temperature the cream was heated to before packaging. What that means for you is the ultra-pasteurized will last longer than just pasteurized. So, if you are purchasing cream and won't use it right away, definitely opt for the ultra-pasteurized. If you're going to use it that day, then no worries you can get either one. They both will still whip up the same delicious and fluffy Whipped Cream Frosting.
This needs to be stored in the fridge because of the heavy cream. So, any cakes or cupcakes made with this frosting need to be kept refrigerated.
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Homemade Whipped Cream Frosting
Equipment
- Digital Food Scale
- Stand Mixer
Ingredients
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 142 grams powdered sugar (sifted)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment (or using a hand mixer), add the heavy whipping cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract.
- Whisk on low, and gradually increase speed as mixture starts to thicken, until you are at full speed. Whisk until stiff peaks form.
- Use immediately or store in the fridge for up to 3 days.
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Notes
- Use high quality organic heavy whipping cream. My favorite is Organic Valley!
- Whipped Cream Frosting is similar to making homemade whipped cream, so if you've done that before then you got this in the bag! It's a very easy frosting to make and it whips up in just a few minutes in a stand mixer. It will take longer with a hand mixer.
- Make sure to serve this immediately or store whatever you made with it in the fridge as the cream needs to be refrigerated.
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The lightest and fluffiest frosting ever! It’s so good with fresh fruit toppings.