Whipped Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting

 Light, fluffy frosting that also holds well for piping.

Whipped Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients

• ½ cup heavy whipping cream
• 1 (4 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• ¼ cup butter, softened  
• ¼ cup strawberry puree
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 ¼ cups confectioners' sugar

Instructions

 Step 1

Chill a large glass or metal bowl and the beaters from an electric mixer for 30 minutes.

 Step 2

Beat heavy cream in the chilled bowl with the electric mixer until stiff peaks form, about 5 minutes.

 Step 3

Beat cream cheese in a separate bowl until creamy, 1 to 2 minutes. Add butter; mix until well blended, 1 or 2 minutes. Stir in strawberry puree and vanilla extract. Add confectioners' sugar and mix until well blended.

 Step 4

Fold the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture; lift and fold gently until whipped cream is evenly incorporated.

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