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Mascarpone Cheese Frosting for Cake

A firm frosting for both filling and crumb-coating a cake. Mascarpone cheese frosting is my favorite among the frostings for sponge cakes. It's firm, sweet, and delicious, and holds its shape well. The color is pale beige, the texture smooth and pliable. It works for layering cakes and for finishing the top.

UnicornSteak

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:

Mascarpone

250

Butter

Powdered sugar

Vanilla sugar

Translation table of volumetric measures

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 5 % 3 g

Fats 68 % 44 g

Carbohydrates 28 % 18 g

475 kcal

GI: 18 / 6 / 76

Cooking method

Cooking time: 7 min

Step 1:

For the frosting you'll need: powdered sugar, vanilla sugar, softened butter, and mascarpone cheese (straight from the fridge).
Step 2:

By the way, not long ago I started making my own powdered sugar. For this I use a heavy-duty blender for hard foods and regular sugar. It works out cheaper than buying ready-made powdered sugar. You can also grind sugar in a regular electric coffee grinder.
Step 3:

Transfer the powdered sugar to a bowl that's comfortable for whipping the frosting. Add the vanilla sugar for aroma. Add the softened butter to the same bowl.
Step 4:

With a mixer on low speed, blend the powdered sugar into the butter so it doesn't fly everywhere. Then beat on high speed until fluffy, about one to two minutes.
Step 5:

Add the cold mascarpone and mix the frosting again on low speed.
Step 6:

Then whip it on high. This stage takes about three minutes. The frosting is ready!

To make the frosting easy to work with - so it spreads evenly and doesn't drag under your tool - start assembling or crumb-coating the cake right after whipping. Many people recommend letting the frosting rest in the fridge first, but I didn't like that at all. My chilled frosting dragged under the offset spatula. Freshly whipped, though, it worked beautifully!
You can reduce the amount of sugar to suit your taste.
Good luck!
You can soften the butter in the microwave on the appropriate setting (check your appliance's manual) or over a water bath. How do you soften butter over a water bath? You'll need two containers of different sizes. Pour water into the larger one and set it on the stove. Set the smaller container on top so it's about half-submerged in the water. Put the cut-up butter in it. The boiling water will start to soften the butter. Stir it gently to speed things up. As soon as the butter is soft but not liquid, take the container off the stove.