Cream Cheese Icing Masterclass! Classic & Chocolate recipes | Cupcake Jemma
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- Опубліковано 15 чер 2024
- I hear a lot of you crying and wailing that your cream cheese icing goes wrong all the time or that you can't get it to the right consistency. Well cry no more because I have not one but TWO recipes for your essentials repertoire.
Recipe -
Regular Cream Cheese Icing
100g unsalted butter, soft
160g cream cheese
560g icing sugar, sifted
Chocolate Cream Cheese Icing
150g dark chocolate, melted and cooled slightly
70g unsalted butter, soft
200g cream cheese
330g icing sugar, sifted
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Here's how to soften butter in a quickness. .
run hot water over a glass bowl,dry it,then place over a plate with your hard refrigerated butter,let sit 5 minutes under warmed bowl.
Lift bowl off,and butter is softened without melting...
you're welcome.🙂
Great tips! Cream cheese icing is a tricky one to get just right!
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Hi Donal I am your big fan
You are such a great teacher, Jemma! Thanks for making these videos for free!
If you're like me and you live in a place where Philadelphia cream cheese is quite soft, you still might end up with a runny cream cheese icing.
Here are some tips:
- leave the cream cheese in the fridge until the last minute
- cream room temperature unsalted butter with powder sugar until creamy and pale
- (optional) add vanilla extract and lemon zest and mix
- add cream cheese and mix until everything is incorporated and doesn't have any lumps
- taste, taste, taste :D
Extra: add a fun twist by taking out some of the sugar and replacing some cream cheese with mascarpone.
Hope this helps!
P.S. - Cupcake Jemma, you rule! ^_^
Adina Helen Florescu correct
Adina Helen Florescu thank you!! i keep getting really runny cream cheese icing its so annoying!!
Thank you so much for this tip! I'm from Germany and our Philadelphia here is rather soft, too. I will try your method tomorrow, I actually have never managed to make a good cream cheese frosting, so I'm a little worried :/
Thank you for the advice, I appreciate it a lot.
i live in Holland and thanks for you tip🤗
the chocolate cream cheese was so good. i added 2 more tablespoons of cocoa because my icing was a bit runny and i didn't want to add more sugar. It became really chocolaty and delicious.
Here's a tip i learnt: whisk the butter and cheese separately. the butter needs more whisking. while the cheese nees less. and THEN mix it together with the sugar.
... I saw that on Gretchen’s channel. I’ve done it and it’s a great tip too!
That’s exactly what I do!
Terima kasih
Or just start beating the butter and add the cheese later
The chocolate frosting is to die for. Thank you so much for sharing recipe!
I am a decent home baker who is venturing into more professional baking techniques and this frosting recipe fixed a problem that I was constantly having. I followed the plain cream cheese recipe to the letter. Weighing the ingredients over scooping with measuring cups made clean up easy and I like how precise the recipe can get. The recipe I was using before called for less powdered sugar and resulted in super sweet frosting. This recipe on the other hand required more and was nowhere near as sweet. Thanks for include precise instructions especially in regards to mixing times. My icing technique has been elevated and I am thrilled about it!
The chocolate cream cheese frosting is so good! No one in my family really likes frosting, usually buttercream, but they all enjoyed this one. Now this is my go to recipe! Thanks a lot
PRO TIP:
Instead of using room temperature butter and cream cheese (it can lead to a runny icing), use COLD cream cheese and SOFT butter, when both beaten together you get a great consistency and it's nice and stiff, no chilling required ~ ^^
That's what I do too
When i do that my butter cream splits because off the temp difference
I did this and it split
mine curdled when i did this
Won’t it make the icing lumpy?
Came out just perfect! Everyone LOVED it. Thanks Jemma!!
WOW ! this cream cheese frosting turnd out so good !!!
thanks your THE best
Thank you so much for this amazing non fail cream cheese icing! Serioulsy it's the best one! My sister & I have made previous frosting from different chefs and it's always running and not thick. But yours is just perfecto! Thanks again Gemma, you rock :)
I love all of your recipes!! They all work really well and go well for me when I bake them :D
Jemma I absolutely love love love your frosting recipes. Exactly what I was looking for. Silky and delicious! Can’t thank you enough 😘
Amazing work 👏🏼
Just made this cream cheese frosting and I love it so much! So delicious and perfectly thick for piping and cake covering 🙌🏼😍
Hi can you please tell me for how long did you beat/mix the icing???
@@aaira941 doesn’t have to be long, just until all the ingredients come together
Thank you 😊
If you want to cut the super sweet taste & grainy texture of American buttercream & creamchease icing , I like to cook 1/2 cup of milk with 2 tbsp of flour until it thickens then I pour the cooled mixture into the icing. it doesn't changes the consistency at all, what you're left with is a smooth, not so sweet icing. Give it a try!
+joe romero i like yr suggestion - i dont like supper sweet thx ))
+joe romero this is a very nice advice, thanks!
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im a cup of joe could u plz tell me, with how much icing will this work ??
I just made this frosting, and it was excellent as it drew quite a few compliments from friends. After frosting the cake, I even ate the leftover icing with a spoon. It was so good!
Cream cheese icing is my all time favorite :) Now I can make chocolate, even better! Thank You
I have a problem. I never have enough icing for all my cakes by the time I'm done becuse I've eaten it all. 😢😢😢
+Lily Swerdlow And how is you liver doing ? Mine is aching by just looking at this butter-creams )))
анни елниф liver is for detoxification of alcohol not sugar. That's intestines hahaha
Lily Several years of
Getting high on your own supply 😂😂
I cant do that because i always feel sick after just a spoonful of frosting on its own
I've only just started watching you and already love it❤️
Great job!!! I love how you are having a conversation with us. First time I realized it was a two way street, if that makes sense. Thank you!! Keep up the great work
For anyone struggling with runny icing due to humidity, these few techniques helped me :
1. Beat room temperature butter for a few minutes
2. Beat cold cream cheese along with butter until fluffy
3. Add in the icing sugar and beat until everything is fully incorporated
p.s. I made the icing sugar at home using 1 cup of granulated sugar + 1 tbsp cornflour
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Thanks
that's such a great tip! im gonna try that.
I love cream cheese icing, specially on my red velvet cupcakes
Sameeeee
Cass Candy ;)
+In The Kitchen With Jonny You changed your profile pic.
Thanks, I love to watch your program every time. from Melbourne Australia
Excellent! To the point with clear instructions. Love it
Hi Jemma! I love your videos so much but I love you most!
So well explained!
Thank you for the recipes, Jemma!
Not too sweet and a deep rich flavor. Excellent recipe. Thank you so much for sharing!
Great video's Jemma! Greetings from the Netherlands 😘
You should write a book! I would buy it!
She does have a book :)
This looks delicious!! Thanks for the amazing recipes!
Jemma, I cannot believe it took me so long to find this recipe of yours! It is certainly the most delicious beautiful looking cream cheese frosting! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge 💕
i make mine the same way....i reaaly loe putting vinella bean paste in it..it sets it off to a whole new world!
+Bubbsy Tsubaki You should consider proofreading comments in the future
Arabella well when you are died tired from watching children all day long and then cooking dinner and cleaning and such you tend not to really care....so no i shouldn't.
+Bubbsy Tsubaki your response totally rules girl! People can be so unnecessarily mean. You are brilliant! ; )
Oh man
+CupcakeJemma ((fan girls for a moment!!!)) :D...thanks!...Its just like..im human and its the internet im allowed to have typing errors when im tired and checking for new videos before bed >_> ....point is i love putting vanilla in my cream cheese frosting! You are brilliant and creative!
Hi Jemma, question, do you use the frosting right away ? you put it on the fridge or you leave it at room temperature before putting it in the pipping bag? thank you
just made this by hand. .love it!
Thank you for this Creamcheese frosting recipe. Can’t wait to try this 😍❤️
Why the heck can't Philadelphia provide the UK with the firm cream cheese blocks....then we wouldn't have to deal with the cream cheese buttercream disasters ...this has way too much sugar for me
ikr!!
i only used 300g Sugar and still found WAY too sweet, added some cornflour and Salt to try compensate. I live in a hot country and found it to be slightly melty after 30 mins from the fridge... needed to put in fridge often to have the consistency.
If you beat the sugar with the butter before adding the cream cheese, the frosting stays a little firmer. Reducing the sugar helps too as it’s the sugar reacting with the proteins that make the cream cheese go runny. Hope this helps
Hi Gemma! Could you do a banana cupcake recipe? I tried your banana cake and put into cupcakes but didn't turn out amazingly well. 😀
I support this idea all the way!! Pleeeeeease banana cupcakessss
Hello!! She has already made a video on that, it's called the banana maple pecan cupcakes, it's on Jamie Oliver's channel!! And I've made it so many times it is really good!!
+Victoria Wee thank you Victoria! 😊
+Jess Stanton then, bake it in a bread tin!!
You're a blessing, my grandfather's birthday is next month and cream cheese frosting is his favorite! I can make him the cake he deserves now! Thank you!:)
i just loved in❤ur way of teaching 😘
Can you please make tiramisu cupcakes? I just love tiramisu and cupcakes so it would be heaven to eat both at the same time.
Yeah such a great idea!! please jemma show us: ))
YES! This must be so delicious and creative!! Jemma, please show us how to do it!!
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I'm from Texas and if I left butter on the counter overnight I think it would be almost melted lol😂 definitely kealous of the London climate
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+Madeline M Well, as someone who lives in the Sonora-Arizona desert, one of the perks of our climate (besides not being afraid of going to hell after dying, since we will only need a jacket there to get comfy), is that if you want to soften your butter 15 minutes over the counter will do the work ;)
I live in Mexico and every time i want to cook, I leave the butter out of the fridge for 45 mins and it gets squishy
+Madeline M Ditto. Currently in Southern California. It's gonna be 90 today, so I did all my baking for the weekend between 4 and 7 am (and nothing requiring a frosting, because it will all be a runny mess). I can leave butter out for 10-15 minutes and have it sufficiently squishy for a food processor; 20-30 if hand mixing. I've just given up on some recipes for now because even with AC on, "room temperature" is 80 F. And that's once the oven's cooled back down. Meh! I'd take London gloom over this ridiculousness any day. lol
I'm in Texas too
Love the chocolate one. Totally need to try out! Yum!
thank you so much!! I have been so desperate for a good cream cheese icing!
Can you do banana cupcakes recipe video please?
American cream cheese is a lot like butter and you can't get it in many countries like that. Most countries have a whipped cream cheese with added moisture, I find straining your cream cheese through a cheese cloth gets rid of that leaving your icing stiff. It saved my life knowing this. I wish I could tell everyone who has left comments about runny icing. I hope they come back and read this. Also, doing this allows you to cut back on all that extra icing!
Alpha Bravo That is what worked for me. Definitely a top tip
Best method ever!!
We probably shouldn't be watching this first thing in the morning. We're now craving cupcakes for breakfast. Great, helpful video Jemma!
Hi Jemma! I was really excited about this recipe, and I have followed it perfectly. To tell you the truth, this is so so sweet that it’s inedible for me. We had 1 each with my boyfriend and felt sick after. I don’t want to believe, that this is the only solution for the right consistency. Do you really it this sweet yourself? I would appreciate your answer and your tips. Thank you!
To cut the sweetness, add lemon juice and vanilla. Of course, the lemon will add flavor & may not go with your cake. Buttercreams are less sweet (I don’t like buttercream, myself). Chocolate ganaches are also lot less sweet - just chocolate and butter or cream. Not sure if you would find white chocolate ganache too sweet.
Hi! Once you've iced your cakes with this, how long can they be kept out of the fridge for?
Hi. If you have tried can you plz help me with this answer? I live in a humid place not sure how stable this is.
@@deepika308 Won't advice to have it out for more than 8 hours. Especially if you are in subcontinent. Starts to loose texture and shape after 4 hrs.
Raja KR thanks for your reply. Would you suggest to use this for cupcakes frosting ?
@@deepika308 Sure. I have tried it once way back and it went good. But I have widely seen and I too mostly prefer pure buttercream frosting for cup cakes. But again, this too goes well.
Raja KR thanks so much for your time and suggestions.
Yummy! 💖 thanks for the recipe
Yummy! !!
I'm definitely going to try this. Thank you
Can I add in some corn starch to make the icing hold its shape but not too sweet? Because I want to lessen the icing sugar but don't want to make the icing runny.
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Yamin Thein me too :(
Yamin Thein me too :(
YES.. for that extra chalky taste!
I need small stainless steel bowls like those
jillhbaudhaan they have them at Ikea.
It's amaazing jemma!! Much love 😍
Thank you jemma ❤
Hi, can I reduce the icing sugar to just 200gr? Would that impact the consistency of the cream cheese buttercream?
Amyamyc72 if you did you would have to change the rest of the recipe to match the measurements, as yes it would change the consistency of the icing
That huge amount of sugar really holds me back 😔
Jemma frosting recipe tends to use quite a lot of icing sugar. Usually I'll put half of that amt and add ore if needed
@@user-nz6qb1wj4s yeah, that's what I do. I just add and taste, add and taste, until it gets to a good enough taste
Same and not only in the frostings but also her cake batters i think has alot of sugar
Love the chocolate cream cheese frosting, I always follow your recipe, it’s the best out of all. 👍🏻👍🏻❤️
Before these recipes I started trying to decorate & failed miserably. I did both the cream cheese recipes. Finally some progress! I had the perfect consistency to do the basic piping on cupcakes. Still need more practice, but I don’t feel like giving up. So thank you!
For the plain cream cheese frosting I switched out the regular cream cheese for Philadelphia Strawberry Cream Cheese for the strawberry cupcakes. It tastes great.
Hey Jemma!
I live in Germany and I've recently tried your cream cheese icing and I used it on low sugar cakes. The cheese cream icing was too sweet for most of my guests, including myself. Now, I don't know if it's because the Germans aren't used to too sweet things or.. I don't know. I used the exact recipe from this video.
I think it's the Germans but honestly it's WAY better. That's why UK and USA is full of diabetics and health disasters. Just TOO MUCH SUGAR!
I Am from the netherlands. It's what you are used too. I am asked to make about 100 valentinesday cupcakes. Vanilla is always a safe choice, this time I want to make 50 of them red velvet with creamcheese frosting. I always try and adjust my recipes. (I love SWEET DESERTS, i am Turkish 😂). What I try to say is, taste and experiment before you serve. It's not the recipe. It's perfect actually. The challenge is how can you make it to your own taste? It requires a lot of research and fun practice. Good luck neighbour
I just made this frosting, and it tasted quite grainy like this sugar hadn't been incorporated well, but I mixed it for the longest time! At least 10 minutes in total. Both my butter and cream cheese was at room temp, and my sugar was sifted. I used a hand blender. Does anyone know what went wrong, or any remedies?? Thanks!
are u sure it was icing sugar? because you cant use caster sugar or anything else
yeap it was icing sugar
Try a different brand of icing sugar. Not all brands give you a smooth frosting. x
Was it full fat cream cheese? I made a grainy version once when I used full and half fat cream cheese to make up the amount
I've used name brand as well as generic powder sugar and haven't noticed a difference in graininess of the icing. I sift it as well then measure it out.
Thank you so mich for sich a simple recipe!!! Love ya!
Great recipes, Jemma, as usual.
Hi Jemma!
I wondered if you can teach how to make the Korean icing that the Korean bakers use for piping flowers. They look like real flowers, glossy and translucent! I have been searching all over the internet and it is hard to find the recipe or someone who teach like you how to make it. I know that they do not use butter or egg. Their main ingredient is beans.
Please if you know how to make the Korean icing make a video for us and do a demo how to make the flowers on the flower nail.
Thank you so Jemma!
adriana hernandez try searching for 앙금플라워 on UA-cam. You'll find loads of videos on them!
You can also go watch GG cakraft for her recipe
here's my issue with it and this video hasn't quite solved that for me: every recipe uses a lot of icing sugar, like this one, usually 400 grams is the minimum i can find and i understand it's to help the icing get thicker and smoother but it always makes it so overpoweringly sweet that i honestly just can't use it. the same issue happens with buttercream icing which also requires lots of sugar added. any advice?
Instead of buttercream, try Swiss or Italian Meringue buttercream!
+KupKake And Ko thank you I'll give this a try! (While still stay on the hunt for a cream cheese frosting recipe that doesn't require so much sugar 😂)
Yay, give it try! It will be fun... :)
I have a friend's birthday coming up that i need to make a massive cake for, i'll try it then!
You could just lower your sugar?
I really really really love it!!!
Love ur recipe Jemma!!
do not follow the 560g icing sugar measurement! It's too crazy sweet. measurement should be 3/4 cups only! Just saving your purchase on icing sugar. You're welcome.
thnx :D
That is what i thought. Yuk, it is sickly sweet. Rather follow Mary Berry's recipe
No. Do not measure anything in cups. Grams only, it's more accurate 🤦♀️
Too late 😖
@@beccooper2167 yes! But it’s ok when it comes to frosting especially icing sugar.
hey jemma.. I just think that that amount of sugar is too much for me.. is there any way I could make cream cheese frosting that would have consistency like yours but with less sugar ? gelatin maybe ?
500g sugar. Urgh :s
+FreakyBlond Gelatin sets, but is not elastic enough to be spread. This specific consistency depends on the confectioners' sugar, but you could play around with flour-based buttercreams (sometimes called ermine buttercream). I've tried beating cream cheese/sour cream into various recipes (Italian buttercream, French buttercream, etc), but haven't tried it with ermine. Another option is using truvia or other non-sugar sweeteners, although they have their own set of issues. I often add buttermilk powder to my cream cheese buttercream, too, so I can bump up the tang without adding liquid. You could remove some sugar and add buttermilk powder. All strange methods, but in search of lower sugar options.
+Timmy G ahh nah I wouldn't even think about non-sugar sweeteners but combined with a buttercream it should work it's just that I don't rly like buttercream and never use it + additional process of making buttercream. I'll probably still try to make it. But there is the difference in flavor between regular cream cheese frosting as this one and the one combined with the buttercream right ? How do you like it ? (and this is the first time I hear about buttermilk powder and there is no way I'm getting it in my country x)) I'll try ermine next time, thnx :)
This is pretty much an "American-style" buttercream with cream cheese added in...that's why I often use a bit of sour cream or buttermilk powder, it bumps up the tang factor. Its tricky, though, because cream cheese loses its elasticity the more you beat it, especially in the presence of sugar, so it gets droopy easily. Its one of those things that you'll probably have to play around with....but it can be worth it if you get a sugar-light recipe out of it. My go-to "cream cheese" buttercream (and I do cakes for a living) is an Italian meringue buttercream with sour cream and melted white chocolate (or dark chocolate for a chocolate version) added in. Its not light in any sense of the word, but its super stable, easy to spread and delicious.
hey this is my recipe you should try it, it has less sugar hope u like it, 70grams butter, 90gr icing sugar, 210gr cream cheesse, whisk everything and its done! if is too runny set in the fridge, my English is not soo good sorry for that.
Thank you jemma! Love your videos! Gracias!
Thanks Jemma I am sure that it will be helpful and I will be sure to give it a try
Jemma I seen u yesterday
Oh where?
+CupcakeJemma please can u make a Layering squared cake i dont have a turn tabl it is difficult for me and i need serious help :(
Izza Junnaid just put your cake. On some baking paper and turn the paper when your frosting it hope this helps :)
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@@HH-mx3th it is a show called 'The New Girl' whose main character's name is Jessica Day. Check it out to see what I am saying.
thank you for sharing your recipe its very helpful for me as a beginner on baking..i do always watching your video and thats where i start baking like a pro..thanks a lot ate gemma..
i love you Jemma, you inspired me to bake
my icing tastes like cheesecake i just eat it plain. Im so unhealthy
I sneak downstairs and eat it plain (:
I go on a airline to eat it plane..... GEDDIT like Plain? Plane??? Ok I'll go now
Dear Porcupines, STOP HURTING MY PHANDOM Ok? lol
Love her recipes but I wish she had them listed also in ounces/cups which we use in US. Just a thought.
Me too!!
Weighing your ingredients will give u better results on your baked goods. I've been baking for 50 years and just recently started to measure by weight instead of cups etc. Far more accurate with less failures.
I love u Jemma!! You rock! Great recipes!! 😍😍😍
happy to see that even working hard you're keeping your new tattoo hydrated!!! looks beautiful by the way!
Thank you Jemma great video love it
Love u Jemma!!!! Love all your cakes!!
just made this it was perfect!
i love ur video..
its simple and every easy to understand.
love thisss
I love this recipe! It's better than my grandma's recipe. Thank you!
I actually really put it into my special recipe book :D
Thanks!
Hi Cupcake Jemma!! I'm Keith from the philippines and your recipes are really helpful to is amateur baker and loves baking especially cupcakes! Your icing recipes And tips helped me a lot in perfecting it thou I can't control the temperature in our country because it's tropical here. Thank you cupcake Jemma!
Hello Jemma!!! I love your videos and recipes!! Thanks for inspire me to do my Lucky Charms Cupcakes!!! They were amazing!!!! Lots of love!!!! Xoxo
Thanks a Lot, Teaching us Perfect recipes, I've learnt a Lot from Your Chanel.
Awesome, you do fantastic work, keep it up.
Love it 😻
Thanks jemma 💗
Watching you from saudi Arabia 🌟
Gracias Jemma adoro tus video tutoriales aprendí mucho 🙏😊
Love your videos Jemma! You inspire me to bake and be creative :D
Can't wait to try these~!
Hi jemma! Thank yoo for sharing your recipe. I used this for mu sister’s wedding anniversary cake😊😊😊 godbless 😘
You should definitely do a video like this with buttercream! I bet many struggle with that too