Ingredients:
8 oz cream cheese, softened
1 1/2 cup confectioners sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla paste
1/8 cup cocoa
Directions:
In a large bowl, beat together the vanilla paste (or extract)cream cheese and confectioners sugar until smooth. Frost 12 cupcakes. Add the cocoa to the remaining icing (there should be about 1/4 left) and beat until smooth. Dip a toothpick into the chocolate frosting, thoroughly coating it. Use the toothpick to swirl the chocolate into the vanilla frosting.
8 oz cream cheese, softened
1 1/2 cup confectioners sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla paste
1/8 cup cocoa
Directions:
In a large bowl, beat together the vanilla paste (or extract)cream cheese and confectioners sugar until smooth. Frost 12 cupcakes. Add the cocoa to the remaining icing (there should be about 1/4 left) and beat until smooth. Dip a toothpick into the chocolate frosting, thoroughly coating it. Use the toothpick to swirl the chocolate into the vanilla frosting.
This frosting looks great, I am of the opinion that icing is the best part of a cake!
ReplyDeleteI can vouch. Not only was the cupcake yummy, the frosting was indeed delicious.
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ReplyDeletethis looks really pretty! i love how simple it is too. what a great idea!
The Tiger Swirl cupcakes are so cool and DIFFERENT.
ReplyDeleteI gotta try these! :)
Great tip for using the tootpick to swirl.. Thanks!
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ReplyDeleteI am intrigued! No butter in the frosting?
ReplyDeleteJust out of curiosity, do you prefer vanilla paste to straight vanilla for taste or consistency or both? I used to get vanilla paste at Trader Joe's, then didn't see it for a while and switched back to regular vanilla extract.
Hi Jami
ReplyDeleteI don't see any need for butter in a cream cheese frosting.
I think vanilla paste has a slightly stronger flavor than vanilla extract, doesn't add extra liquid and people like seeing the vanilla bean specks.