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Low Sugar Cream Cheese Frosting

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Prep Time
15m
12 cupcakes or enough to cover/fill a 20cm cake (34g serving)
12 cupcakes or enough to cover/fill a 20cm cake (34g serving)
easy
Easy

About our Low Sugar Cream Cheese Frosting

Looking for a low sugar cream cheese frosting, that’s packed with flavour? Then this recipe is perfect for you. Our light and fluffy cream cheese frosting is made with low fat cream cheese and Truvia for Baking - Icing.

Truvia For Baking Icing measures and sweetens like icing sugar and is super easy to swap into your favourite bakes. From frosting to cheesecake, it’s the perfect powdered sugar substitute giving you all the sweetness with none of the sugar.

Low Sugar Icing recipe tips:

Want to be famous for your frosting? Follow these steps to stardom!

Gently does it! Be careful not to overbeat the frosting once the cream cheese has been added or it may start to split and become runny.

Make it zing! Add the grated zest of a whole large orange for the perfect zesty icing to complement your bake.

Need a base for the frosting? Our low sugar carrot cake would make the perfect partner.

4 ingredients3 steps
  • Low Sugar

Method

  1. Step 1

    Beat together the softened butter, Truvia for Baking Icing and vanilla bean paste until smooth and well combined.

  2. Step 2

    Open the cream cheese and drain any liquid sitting on top. Add the cream cheese and mix again until combined although try to avoid overbeating.

  3. Step 3

    Place in a piping bag or chill covered until you are ready to decorate your bake. Spread or pipe over generously for the perfect finishing touch

Ingredients

    • 120gTruvia for Baking - Icing 
    • 120gUnsalted butter (melted) 
    • 1 tspVanilla bean paste 
    • 170gLow fat cream cheese 

Utensils

  • Mixing bowl
  • Piping bag

Nutritional information per 34g serving

  • Energy 96cal
  • Fat 9.6g
  • of which Saturates 6.1g
  • Carbohydrates 11g
  • of which Sugars 0.8g
  • Protein 1.1g
  • Salt 0.1g

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