Creamy Mascarpone Frosting

Name: Creamy Mascarpone Frosting
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: Makes 6 cups (enough for one 8-inch layer cake)
Ingredients: 8 ounces mascarpone cheese; 3 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature; 1 pound cream cheese, room temperature; 2 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon finely grated orange zest

Mascarpone, a triple-cream cheese available at most grocery stores, adds a rich, silky component to a frosting. The texture is ideal for holding swoops and creating a snowdrift-like effect when slathered on with an offset spatula.

Source: Martha Stewart Living, December 2011

35 mins 5 mins Makes 6 cups (enough for one 8-inch layer cake)

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Ingredients

8 ounces mascarpone cheese
3 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
1 pound cream cheese, room temperature
2 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 teaspoon finely grated orange zest

Directions

1. Let mascarpone stand at room temperature for 30 minutes.
2. Beat butter and cream cheese with a mixer on medium-high speed until pale and fluffy. Beat in confectioners' sugar, vanilla, and orange zest until combined. Beat in mascarpone until just combined.