Basic Butter Cream Icing (ultra low carb)

What would cake be without frosting?  Here’s my very first ultra-low-carb icing recipe, made with cream cheese, butter, and cream. Maybe one day I’ll find a way to include yet another form of milk product (whey protein perhaps?) but for now, three forms will do.

I’m a sucker for coconut icing, so I’ve been mixing this basic recipe with finely shredded coconut flakes (unsweetened of course), using it to top the red velvet cupcakes whose recipe I will post later today, after I make another batch of it. Today is the 4th of July, after all, so red velvet cake topped with white and blue icing would seem de rigeur for such a patriotic holiday.  Unlike the French expression I just used.

Until then, you could just eat this icing all by itself, or use it to top some ultra-low-carb pancakes!

Basic Sugar-Free Butter Cream Icing

Floating somewhere between "butter cream" and "cream cheese icing" lies the perfect concoction to top ultra-low-carb cakes and other treats. Use this very basic recipe as is, or as the basis for any number of frosting types, from chocolate to hazelnut to coconut and beyond.

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 1/4 cup butter (softened)
  • 4oz cream cheese (softened)
  • 2 tablespoons sugar-free syrup (any flavor)
  • 8 drops liquid stevia extract (any flavor)

Optional

  • 1/3 cup finely shredded coconut (unsweetened)

Directions

Step 1
Place all ingredients into the Magic Bullet or into a bowl you can use with an electric mixer. (Except for the coconut, if using.)
Step 2
Blend (or mix) ingredients until fully creamed together, resulting in a firm but soft frosting. (If adding coconut, mix in after other ingredients have been mixed.)
Step 3
Done! Go frost something!
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