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Just 100 g of curd cheese contains approximately 20% of a person’s daily requirement for phosphorus and 10% for calcium. Its calorie content averages 316 kcal per 100 g, but varies significantly depending on the additives.
If you plan to purchase cream cheese to make cupcake cream, you should choose the option with pure cream cheese without additional ingredients. This product has the most delicate consistency and snow-white color.
Classic recipe
The simplest version of the cream is mixed from just 3 main ingredients. You can add either butterfat or heavy cream to it. But with the latter the mass turns out more tender.
Composition of ingredients
For the dish you need to take:
- cheese – 230-250 g;
- cream (maximum fat content) – ½ tbsp.;
- powdered sugar (sifted) – 90-100 ml.
It is best to use whipping cream.
Step-by-step cooking process
The cooking process includes several stages:
- First of all, you need to cool all the dairy products specified in the recipe.
- Next, you can place the cheese in the mixer bowl. You need to sift powder onto it on top.
- The resulting mass must first be beaten slowly, then gradually increase the speed.
- When the mixture becomes homogeneous, you should begin to gradually pour chilled cream into it. Beat it until you have a light and delicate cream in the bowl. The density of the mass can be adjusted to your taste by reducing or increasing the amount of cream.
The resulting mixture can be immediately used to decorate baked goods.
What can I add?
If desired, dyes are added to the mass to make it the desired shade. You can also easily create a citrus-flavored cream by using crushed lime, orange, tangerine or lemon zest.
How to serve a dish
The most convenient way is to spread the cooled curd cream onto the cupcakes using a special pastry bag. In this case, you will be able to make a beautiful pattern without much effort.
Made from Hochland curd cheese
Cream for cupcakes made from Hochland curd cheese is very convenient for confectioners to work with. It is dense, fits perfectly on baked goods, and retains its shape for a long time.
Composition of ingredients
For the dish you need to take:
- butter fat (high fat content) – 170-175 g;
- Hochland cheese (without additives) – 225-230 g;
- powdered sugar – 180-185 g;
- vanilla extract – 5-6 g.
To shorten the list of products, you can immediately use powder with the addition of natural vanilla. Butter should be used with a fat content higher than 82%.
Step-by-step cooking process
The cooking process includes several stages:
- The process should begin with the preparation of dairy products. In this case, the cheese must be thoroughly cooled, and the butter, on the contrary, must be softened at room temperature.
- Soft butter must be placed in a mixer bowl and processed with a mixer until a fluffy white cream is obtained. This will take approximately 10-12 minutes. The ideal temperature for whipping is considered to be 20-22°.
- When the mass in the bowl of the device becomes white and fluffy, you can begin to introduce “Hochland” into it.
- After a couple more minutes of beating at the lowest speed of the device, you need to add vanilla extract.
Next, mix the ingredients with a spatula until the mixture becomes homogeneous.
How to serve a dish
The finished mixture is left on the table until the cupcakes are decorated. If the cream was mixed in advance, you should put it in the refrigerator. Before use, let it warm up at room temperature for approximately 1 hour.
Chocolate made from Almette cheese
The cream from this recipe produces a very rich chocolate taste. It will make cupcakes from any dough even tastier and more interesting.
Composition of ingredients
For the dish you need to take:
- cream (fat) – 130-150 g;
- chocolate bar – 70-80 g;
- “Almette” (creamy, without additives) – 370-400 g;
- powdered sugar (sifted) – 60 g.
You can use cocoa instead of a chocolate bar. The dry component is taken in the same quantity. Cream is best suited above 30% fat.
Step-by-step cooking process
The cooking process includes several stages:
- Place the cooled cream in a blender/mixer bowl and beat until thick. It is required to work at the average speed of the device.
- When the mass begins to thicken, you can gradually begin to pour powdered sugar into it and lay out the cheese. It is best to do this through a sieve so that no lumps form in the cream. When powdered sugar begins to pour in and cheese is added, you should work at low speeds of the device.
- If the recipe uses chocolate, you need to break it into small pieces and melt it. It is most convenient to do this in a glass container in the microwave. The melted tile must be left to cool to room temperature, otherwise it will quickly harden when mixed with cold ingredients and crumble.
- Next, the cooled chocolate must be added to the creamy cheese mass in small batches, without turning off the mixer. Work last until the cream becomes homogeneous. If cocoa is used, then you just need to add it in small batches along with powdered sugar.
Chocolate cream is ideal for cupcakes.
You can use the resulting thick mixture to decorate baked goods immediately.
How to serve a dish
After applying the cream to the cupcakes, the latter should be immediately cooled so that the decoration quickly hardens and holds well.
Chocolate cheesecake
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Ingredients
For the base:
- 125 g shortbread cookies;
- 60 g butter;
- 1 tablespoon cocoa.
For filling:
- 175 g dark chocolate;
- 500 g cream cheese;
- 150 g powdered sugar;
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch or custard mixture;
- 3 eggs;
- 3 egg yolks;
- 150 g sour cream 20% fat;
- ½ teaspoon cocoa;
- 1 tablespoon hot water.
For the glaze:
- 75 g dark chocolate;
- 125 ml heavy cream;
- 1 teaspoon liquid honey.
Preparation
Grind the cookies in a blender. Add melted butter and cocoa and grind again. Place in the bottom of a 23 cm diameter mold, compact and place in the freezer.
Melt the chocolate in a water bath or in the microwave and cool. Mix cheese, powder and cream mixture or starch. Add eggs and yolks, mix, add sour cream and mix again.
Dissolve cocoa in hot water and add to filling along with melted chocolate. Stir until smooth.
Spread the filling over the cooled base and place in an oven preheated to 180°C for 50 minutes.
Melt the chocolate, cream and honey, cool slightly and pour over the cold cheesecake.
Banana cream made with cream and cream cheese
The calorie content of such a cream is approximately 301 kcal per 100 g, and BJU:
| BJU | Value in g per 100 g |
| Squirrels | 7,4 |
| Fats | 27,8 |
| Carbohydrates | 2,2 |
Composition of ingredients
For the dish you need to take:
- curd cheese – 370-400 g;
- bananas (ripe, but not darkened) – 2-3 pcs.;
- butter fat – 5-5.5 tbsp. l.;
- powdered sugar – 70-75 g;
- lemon/lime juice – 2 tbsp. l.
The exact number of bananas must be determined depending on their size.
Step-by-step cooking process
The cooking process includes several stages:
- The butter must be removed from the refrigerator in advance and left to soften. On the contrary, it is good to cool curd cheese.
- Bananas need to be peeled, cut into small pieces, and turned into a homogeneous thick puree in any convenient way.
- Place all the butter in a small bowl. Then add powdered sugar to the mixture. You can increase or decrease the amount of this ingredient to taste.
- Using a mixer at low speed, beat the butter and powder for 6-7 minutes.
- Afterwards, you can begin to gradually add curd cheese to the cream base. It is enough just to make the mass homogeneous. If you beat the ingredients for too long, the cream may separate.
All that remains is to carefully add the banana puree into the mixture. Next you need to mix the ingredients with a wooden spoon or spatula.
How to serve a dish
The finished cream must be immediately put in the refrigerator, under a film or bag. It needs to be kept cool for approximately 20-25 minutes. After this, the cooled cream can be used to decorate desserts. It is possible to store the finished mass for a long time - in a special container for freezing in the freezer.
From butter
Cream for cupcakes from cottage cheese can also be made with strawberry flavor. Only fresh berries are suitable for this.
Composition of ingredients
For the dish you need to take:
- curd cheese – 340-350 g;
- butter fat – 115-120 g;
- powdered sugar – 80-90 g;
- fresh strawberries – 230-250 g.
Curd cheese must be refrigerated for a day in advance. And remove the oil from the refrigerator a couple of hours before use.
Step-by-step cooking process
The cooking process includes several stages:
- All dairy ingredients need to be placed in a large bowl - cold cheese and soft butter. Then you need to process them with a mixer until smooth.
- The berries should be washed and removed from the leaves. Then puree in any convenient way. For example, puree with a suitable blender attachment.
- Next, add powdered sugar to the butter-cheese mixture at low mixer speed, adding it in minimal portions. Then – strawberry puree. At this stage, you need to use a spoon/spatula, without using a mixer.
Puree should be added 2-3 tbsp. l., stirring the mass after each new portion.
How to serve a dish
The finished cream can be immediately used to decorate desserts. In addition to strawberry puree, blueberry puree also works well. It makes a mass of very appetizing color.
Classic New York cheesecake
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Ingredients
- 150 g shortbread cookies;
- 75 g butter;
- 900 g Philadelphia cheese;
- 200 g powdered sugar;
- 200 g sour cream with 20% fat content;
- 3 tablespoons flour;
- 3 eggs;
- 1 egg yolk;
- a pinch of vanillin.
Preparation
Grind the cookies in a blender, add melted butter to it and mix well. Spread the mixture in an even thin layer over the bottom of a 23 cm diameter mold and compact. Bake in an oven preheated to 180°C for 10 minutes. Then remove and let the base cool.
Meanwhile, mix cheese and powdered sugar. Add sour cream and flour and mix again. Add one egg, yolk and vanilla one at a time, stirring after each ingredient until smooth.
Spread the filling evenly over the base and bake for 45 minutes at 160°C.
From condensed milk
You can mix the cupcake cream in literally 12-15 minutes. In addition to curd cheese, condensed milk is also added to this option. To make the cream successful, you must strictly follow the proportions of the ingredients in the recipe.
Composition of ingredients
For the dish you need to take:
- Mascarpone cheese - half a kilo;
- condensed milk (whole) – 3-4 tbsp. l.;
- powdered sugar (colored) – 4-5 tbsp. l.
You can use classic snow-white powder, but colored powder will make the finished dessert more beautiful and appetizing.
Step-by-step cooking process
The cooking process includes several stages:
- First of all, you need to put the Mascarpone in the mixer bowl. It needs to be beaten with a mixer at low speed until the mass acquires a fluffy consistency.
- Next, you can begin to gradually introduce condensed milk. It is poured into the mass 1 tbsp. l. In this case, you should not turn off the mixer; you should continue to process the cream, but at medium speed.
- The next step is time to add powdered sugar to the mixture. It will make the creamy mass thicker.
All that remains is to mix the components of the mixture with a mixer at low speed and send it to the refrigerator.
How to serve a dish
If you plan to decorate the cupcakes right away, then you do not need to cool the cream. After kneading, you can put it in a pastry bag.
Orange cream made from powdered sugar
For aroma and delicate citrus taste, fresh orange is added to the composition of this cream. Ground cinnamon is also used.
Composition of ingredients
For the dish you need to take:
- curd cheese - half a kilo;
- orange – 1 pc.;
- cream – ½ tbsp.;
- powdered sugar and cinnamon.
The cream should be 33% fat. 1 pinch of ground cinnamon is usually enough, but you can use more to suit your taste. The portion of powdered sugar must be determined by eye during the beating process.
Step-by-step cooking process
The cooking process includes several stages:
- The first step is to peel the orange, and remove the thin skin from all fruit slices.
- The remaining parts after peeling (zest without a white layer and pulp) must be mixed in a blender with cinnamon.
- Separately, beat the cheese until fluffy and soft. Then process it with a mixer/blender until smooth, together with the orange.
- Cream should be whipped with powdered sugar, adding it in small portions. You can determine the degree of sweetness of the cream yourself.
- Lastly, mix the whipped cream and the orange cheese mixture.
The finished cream must be thoroughly cooled.
How to serve a dish
After cooling, you can use the mixture to decorate cupcakes.
Coffee-liqueur cheesecake without baking
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Ingredients
For the base and filling:
- 175 g shortbread cookies;
- 85 g butter;
- 15 g powdered gelatin;
- 5 tablespoons of cold water;
- 250 g cottage cheese;
- 250 g mascarpone cheese;
- 150 ml Baileys liqueur;
- 140 ml heavy cream;
- 2 eggs;
- 140 g powdered sugar.
For the top layer:
- 1 heaped teaspoon of powdered gelatin;
- 150 ml strong black coffee;
- 2 tablespoons of powdered sugar.
Preparation
Mix crushed cookies with melted butter. Place in a thick layer on the bottom of a 20 cm diameter mold and refrigerate for half an hour.
Pour gelatin with water and leave for 5 minutes. Then place the bowl of gelatin in a water bath and stir until the lumps disappear. Mix cottage cheese, mascarpone and liqueur. Add gelatin and lightly whipped cream and stir. In a separate bowl, beat eggs and powder. Pour the egg mixture into the filling and stir until smooth. Place on the base and refrigerate for several hours.
Pour gelatin into coffee, place in a water bath and stir until gelatin dissolves. Add powdered sugar, mix well and cool. Then carefully spread the coffee jelly over the cheesecake and refrigerate for half an hour.
From sour cream
The cream for cupcakes made from curd cheese will be more economical if you make sour cream as its second main ingredient. The optimal fat content of this dairy product is 20%.
Composition of ingredients
For the dish you need to take:
- sour cream - half a kilo;
- powdered sugar – 120-130 g;
- curd cheese – 220-240 g.
Step-by-step cooking process
The cooking process includes several stages:
- First you need to put the sour cream in clean gauze and hang it over the pan for a couple of hours.
- After this, the dairy product can be combined with powdered sugar and processed with a mixer at medium speed until fluffy and airy.
- Next, you need to add the cheese to the mixture and carefully mix the ingredients at low speed.
The resulting cream must be kept cool after preparation.
How to serve a dish
When the cream has cooled well, you can put it in a pastry bag and create real works of culinary art on top of the cupcakes.
German cottage cheese cheesecake
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Ingredients
- 240 g flour;
- ¼ teaspoon salt;
- 4 tablespoons sugar;
- 130 g butter;
- 1 egg yolk;
- 1–2 tablespoons cold water;
- 750 g of cottage cheese with 20% fat content;
- 200 g sugar;
- 80 ml vegetable oil;
- 3 eggs;
- a pinch of vanillin;
- 4 tablespoons cornstarch;
- 120 ml milk.
Preparation
Mix flour, salt and sugar. Add softened butter and stir. Then add the yolk and water, knead the dough, wrap in cling film and put in the refrigerator for an hour.
Roll out ⅔ of the dough into a circle with a diameter of 25 cm and place on the bottom of the mold. Form the remaining dough into a long sausage, roll it out and press it against the sides of the pan. Firmly connect both parts of the dough.
Mix cottage cheese and sugar. Add the butter and 3 egg yolks and mix well. Then add vanillin, starch and milk. Stir, pour in the remaining egg whites and mix again. Place the filling on the dough and bake in an oven preheated to 180°C for about an hour.
From mascarpone (coffee)
Cream for cupcakes made from Mascarpone curd cheese is delicious when prepared with the addition of coffee. The latter not only adds a bright taste and aroma to the dessert, but also changes its color.
Composition of ingredients
For the dish you need to take:
- Mascarpone – half a kilo;
- instant coffee – 2 tsp;
- powdered sugar - to taste;
- heavy cream (from 33%) – 100-120 g.
Step-by-step cooking process
The cooking process includes several stages:
- The first step is to dissolve the coffee in the cream. And then beat them with a mixer.
- In a separate container, process the curd cheese at medium speed.
- At the next stage, you need to combine the creamy coffee and cheese mixture, gently mixing them with a spatula.
All that remains is to cool the mixture.
How to serve a dish
This cream perfectly complements chocolate, vanilla, nut and orange cupcakes.
Made from white chocolate
This cream recipe has many advantages. It turns out not cloyingly sweet, very light (literally melts in your mouth), and can be stored in the freezer for up to 2 months.
Composition of ingredients
For the dish you need to take:
- white chocolate – 110 g;
- butter fat (unsalted) – 80-85 g;
- cream cheese – 160-170 g;
- lemon juice – 1.5 tsp.
Citrus juice in this cream is an optional ingredient. It can be safely excluded.
Step-by-step cooking process
The cooking process includes several stages:
- The chocolate bar must be melted, but not overheated.
- When the sweetness has melted, you need to leave it to cool to room temperature.
- Cream cheese should be left on the table for a while. It should also come to room temperature. After this, the product should be beaten with a mixer until smooth.
- Right during the beating process, you need to pour melted chocolate at room temperature into the cheese mass.
- When the cheese and chocolate mass becomes homogeneous, you can add soft butter and citrus juice.
All that remains is to mix the cream with a spoon.
How to serve a dish
As soon as the cream becomes homogeneous, it can be immediately used to decorate the cupcakes.
There are several basic secrets that will make the cream with curd cheese as tasty and tender as possible:
- you need to beat the ingredients in a perfectly clean, dry, non-greasy container;
- The mixer whisk should be cooled;
- All dairy products must be cold when preparing the cream, except for butter - it softens in advance;
- to get a mass with a nutty taste, you can add hazelnut, peanut, and pistachio paste to it;
- for caramel cream, soft homemade caramel is added to it during the whipping process;
- to obtain a honey mass, you can add natural bee honey to it during the beating process, and always liquid honey (about 2 tablespoons of beekeeping product are used for half a kilo of curd cheese);
- when preparing chocolate cream, you can combine bitter, milk, and white bars at once;
- cupcake cream made from curd cheese changes color without dyes if you add various berries to it.
Cream cheese
Cream cheese is a real favorite among confectioners. Its sweet-salty taste explodes the receptors, and the amazing ability of the cream to “make friends” with any component of the dessert gives it a well-deserved palm.
Just three ingredients, 10 minutes of time and the perfect cream for layering sponge cakes, leveling cakes and forming beautiful caps for cupcakes, you’re ready.
There are two main ways to make cream cheese: cream cheese, powdered sugar and heavy cream, or cream cheese, powdered sugar and butter.
I will show two types of this cream and talk about their features. And so, let's get started))!
Ingredients
Cream No. 1
- Cream cheese - 400 g
- Powdered sugar - 60 g
- Cream 33-35% fat -100 ml
Cream No. 2
- Cream cheese - 300 g
- Powdered sugar - 60 g
- Butter 82.5% fat - 100 g
The indicated amount of ingredients is enough to make hats, medium height, for 12 cupcakes. For a layer of cake with a diameter of 20 cm, increase the ingredients by 2 times, and if you also need to level this cake, then by 3 - 3.5 times.
The main condition when preparing cream cheese is that all ingredients must be of the highest quality! We use cream cheese, sometimes on the packaging you can find the name “curd”, but not processed. The most common brands of cream cheese on the Russian market are “Hochland”, “Violette”, “Almette”.
Cream cheese based on cream (cream No. 1) is ideal for layering sponge cakes. An important point is that the cream and cheese must be very cold.
It is better to place the whisks and mixing bowl in the freezer for 10 minutes. The process of preparing the cream is very simple: place powdered sugar, cold cream cheese and cream in a whipping bowl.
At the lowest speed, begin to lightly beat the cream until all the ingredients are combined, this will take about a minute. Then increase the speed to maximum and beat the cream until fluffy. At first it will not be very thick, but as you whip the cream, it will thicken.
For cream, as a layer of cakes, you can also use Mascarpone cream cheese, but in this case the amount of powdered sugar needs to be reduced, because the cheese is quite sweet.
Cream cheese made with cream turns out very tender and silky. With it, the biscuit layers in the cake do not need additional impregnation, as the cream generously shares its moisture.
You can also use it to make caps for cupcakes, but if it is planned that the mini cakes will stand at room temperature for a long time, then it is better to use cream cheese with butter (cream No. 2) for this purpose.
Butter must be of the highest quality and have a fat content of at least 82.5%. If you need a snow-white cream, then you need to choose a lighter oil.
An important point - the butter should be very soft (let it lie at room temperature for a couple of hours), and the cream cheese should be very cold.
Place soft butter and powdered sugar in a mixing bowl and beat at the lowest speed until the ingredients combine. Then increase the speed and beat the butter until white.
Add cream cheese in parts and beat the cream until fluffy.
This cream is ideal for leveling cakes and cupcake tops, as it turns out denser and keeps its shape for a long time outside the refrigerator.
It can also be used to layer layers in a cake, but such a cream will be “heavier”.
This is how I leveled the cake using this cream.
And here is the clear pattern on the cream caps of the cupcakes.
As you can see, everything is very simple. Try it, and everything will definitely work out!))
