Vegan Cream Cheese Frosting – Connoisseurus Veg

October 5, 2023

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This vegan cream cheese frosting is wealthy, creamy and tastes identical to the actual deal! Excellent for muffins, cupcakes, cookies, and consuming by the spoonful.

Vegan Cream Cheese Frosting being piped onto a vegan pumpkin cupcake.

Cream cheese frosting use to be my favourite frosting. That is saying rather a lot from a lady who usually favors chocolate something. However there’s simply one thing about cream cheese frosting…it is so wealthy, so creamy, and that tangy taste!

So why did it take me this lengthy to create a vegan cream cheese frosting recipe, you ask? I imply, I’ve coated vegan chocolate frosting and vegan vanilla buttercream frosting.

The factor is, dairy-free cream cheese frosting is hard! For years I attempted it and received it unsuitable. Cashews, whereas wonderful in so many tacky vegan recipes, at all times was ended up making a sloppy, gloppy, unusable frosting.

Vegan cream cheese works a lot better, however remains to be tough. It might appear easy to easily swap out typical cream cheese with vegan cream cheese in a basic cream cheese frosting recipe, however it by no means actually works. That you must make some changes. Don’t be concerned although! I am right here to information you thru all of the steps and methods!

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Substances You will Want

Vegan cream cheese. Many shops promote this in refrigerated space of the pure meals aisle. Ideally you need an 8-ounce container, however some manufacturers solely promote 7-ounce containers, and that’ll work. I’ve examined the recipe with Kite Hill, Tofutti, and Violife cream cheese, so use a type of manufacturers in the event you can. And ensure it is chilly! In contrast to dairy-based cream cheese, room temperature vegan cream cheese is simply too comfortable for making frosting.
Vegan butter. This ingredient does must be at room temperature, so ensure to set it out just a few hours upfront. I like to recommend utilizing Earth Stability or Miyoko’s model for this recipe. I do not advocate utilizing Soften, which I discovered actually lives as much as it is identify and is simply too comfortable for making good frosting.
Lemon juice. That is completely non-obligatory, however a buddy not too long ago instructed me that it makes cream cheese frosting style cheesier, and she or he was proper! Take into account that you may want some additional powdered sugar since we’re utilizing extra liquid.
Vanilla extract.
Powdered sugar. Use natural powdered sugar to maintain the recipe vegan. Standard (non-organic) powdered sugar could also be processed utilizing animal bone char, so it is not thought-about vegan.
Salt. Only a pinch is required to reinforce the flavour of this frosting.

How It is Made

The next is an in depth photograph tutorial on learn how to make this dish. Scroll all the best way down if you would like to skip proper to the recipe!

Vegan butter, cream cheese and vanilla extract in a mixing bowl, unmixed.

Place your vegan butter, cream cheese, vanilla extract, and salt into a big mixing bowl. You may add the lemon juice too, in the event you’re utilizing it, or you may add it later after taste-testing the frosting.

Creamed mixture of vegan butter, cream cheese, and vanilla extract in a mixing bowl with electric mixer.

Use an electrical mixer at excessive velocity to beat the elements collectively till the combination is creamy.

Tip: Ensure to mix the elements fully at this stage, however do not overdo it. The problem when making this frosting is to maintain the cream cheese cool, and the extra you beat it, the extra it should heat up.

Powdered sugar sitting on top of mixture of vegan butter and cream cheese in a mixing bowl with electric mixer.

Start including powdered sugar to the combination, about one cup at a time. Beat in every addition earlier than including extra.

Vegan Cream Cheese Frosting in a mixing bowl with electric mixer.

Hold including powdered sugar till the frosting reaches your required consistency.

Tip: The extra powdered sugar you add, the thicker your frosting will likely be. However it should even be sweeter. Attempt to discover a steadiness between sweetness and consistency that works for you, maintaining in thoughts that it’s going to most likely soften a bit while you unfold or pipe it.

Find out how to Use Vegan Cream Cheese Frosting

Slice of Vegan Carrot Cake on a Plate with Additional Slices, Coffee Cup and Strawberries in the Background

This recipe makes sufficient frosting to frost a two layer cake, a 9 x 13 sheet cake, to generously frost sixteen cupcakes, or to frivolously frost a dozen cupcakes.

Protecting the frosting cool is essential, notably in the event you’re piping it. If it begins to get sloppy, pop it within the fridge for half-hour.

All the time ensure your cake (or no matter you might be frosting) is 100% cool earlier than frosting it.

Shelf-Life & Storage

Vegan cream cheese frosting will hold in an hermetic container within the fridge for about 5 days.

What to High with Vegan Cream Cheese Frosting

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