A delicious, light, and simple frosting to top cakes that only need a little bit of sweetness. You’ll love how incredibly easy this mascarpone cream frosting recipe is!!

While you may be scared to make your own whipped topping, this frosting recipe proves that it’s not hard at all. In fact, it only takes minutes. If you’ve struggled to find the “stiff peak” form of those amazing whipped cream recipes, you’ve come to the right place.

Within just a few minutes you can have all the knowledge you’ll need about this type of whipped frosting!

What You’ll Love About This Recipe

This recipe is simple. With just 4 ingredients, you can have one of the most addicting frostings EVER.
It can be used for so many different types of cakes! Sheet cake, coffee cake, layer cake… if you love a light frosting on your cakes, you’ll want to use this for everything!
It’s easy to frost cupcakes with! You’ll love how this simple frosting looks on cupcakes. You can even pipe it, using a larger tip.

Is Heavy Cream The Same As Whipping Cream?

Heavy cream and heavy whipping cream are very similar and can be exchanged in this recipe. However, light whipping cream is different and will not work as well as heavy cream. Half and half is also not as rich as heavy cream and cannot be used in place of it.

How to Make Whipped Cream From Scratch

Here are a few tips to make this process SO much easier!

Keep bowl and ingredients cold. When your mixing bowl and whisk are cold, it keeps the ingredients from getting too warm and not becoming stiff.
Use a stand mixer and a whisk attachment. When we use this, it usually takes less than two minutes to get the whipped cream to the desired consistency!
Blend other ingredients well before adding the heavy whipping cream. Then, when adding the cream, get all of your ingredients mixed in before whipping the mixture.

How To Make Mascarpone Cream Frosting

This recipe can be very simple, but here are some more detailed instructions on how you can make this perfectly.

Mix the mascarpone, sugar, and vanilla first. This helps make sure everything is mixed in before it gets whipped.
Mix the heavy cream on low with the other ingredients. Once again, get all your ingredients incorporated together.
Use a whisk attachment and beat on high for 2 minutes. Once you start to see the cream stiffen, stop beating it.
Frost immediately on cake and store it in the fridge covered in plastic wrap.

How To Store Whipped Frosting

It’s best if this frosting is used immediately on your dessert of choice. Store in the fridge in an airtight container or covered in plastic wrap.

If making this frosting ahead of time, make sure to put it in an airtight container and store in the fridge. It will keep for a few days, but because it is whipped, it will not hold its texture for long periods of time. It’s best to make this the same day you’re frosting your cake, if possible.

Cakes That Go With Mascarpone Cream Frosting

Here’s a list of cakes and cupcakes that will go well with this frosting!

…. You get the idea. This frosting would be good on almost ANYTHING!