Whilst I havent tried it, I would imagine adding a conserve would loosen it x. I dont know if this is too late to be helpful, but I bought freeze dried strawberry powder off Amazon for other bakes. I did a crumb coat and left it to chill for an hour but I still have crumbs showing through the icing. Im Jane, a food writer, photographer and blogger. For a typical American buttercream you would use double the icing sugar to butter, but this time you want equal. This is enough to pipe onto 12 cupcakes, or for a 2 layer cake for filling on top and inside! I absolutely love your recipes. Ahh, if you are using different ingredients if you dont have cream cheese then that could definitely result in some issues!! Do you have a recipe and instructions on how to do icing that I can write on top of my cheesecake please. Thank you . Find my other Recipes on myRecipes Page! The verdict was light and chocolatey by everyone. X, Hi Jane, with this recipe do you not add the eggs one at a time? Dont know what I would do without your recipes! Thank you, thank you thank you doubled the recipe and mixed in the Thermomix and perfect.after two failed attempts this am with an American recipe! Portsmouth, England smarturl.it/JPCelebrate Joined April 2014 240 Following 19.9K Followers Replies Media Lindt Chocolate Cupcakes! - Jane's Patisserie | Cake frosting recipe Yes its possible but yes you should crumb coat so double the buttercream maybe! mascarpone would be a good substitute it just makes things slightly sweeter in taste! Hi Jane Im looking to make a cream cheese frosting for my babies 1st birthday cake so want to make it healthy. You can always make a buttercream and use cream cheese flavouring x. Im in the exact situation. The others were either lumpy or runny. I am American and love to bake. Also wanted to cover the whole cake with buttercream instead. Thank you! Another in my series of back to basics! Hi Jane, Love your Recipes ! heaven on a plate! Another Fabulous recipe a]and I am in awe of how responsive and knowledgeable you are. 12 Tablespoons milk x. Also, will this icing withstand a ganache drip? Today. x. Hi Jane I am a novice Baker working my way through your recipes all great so far, I really want to make a chocolate cream cheese frosting. You can use a spread for the cake, but NOT for the buttercream. So smooth and thick. This beauty is basically a chocolate Victoria sponge. Hi, Im making a three layer (6 inch) red velvet cake and wondered if this would be suitable to use between layers. I am cooking some vegan carrot cakes for a mini-festival and am doing a vegan cream cheese frosting. x. I had given up on cream cheese frosting here in Switzerland but I am going to try yours tomorrow. Hi Jane, Jane's Patisserie is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.co.uk. Fry for 3-5 mins each side to cook the chicken through. Hope this helps! When Americans then make cream cheese frosting, they use the block form. Ahh yay that makes me so happy!! I read above to double the recipe to make enough icing to do this, is this correct? Honestly, I overbought, and had some left as expected but wow. Its not something that thickens up really. Hi, do you think I could use this recipe, adding coconut, to top your coconut loaf? Also, can I add food gel colouring if I want to colour it? X, As I only have one 9inch tin , what would the amount of ingredients be for just one 9inch cake please. Ive always struggled with cream cheese frosting as it always ends up too runny but doing it this this order has made such a difference!! Its still based on the idea that you have equal quantities of flour, eggs, butter and sugar, which is the base of practically most cakes on this blog, but some of the dry becomes the chocolate. I leave mine out overnight when it's cold weather, but in the hotter months this can take as little as 30 minutes! Ive made this recipe a few times and I love it! A little Googling brought me here (after I had been to the shops for more supplies!). New Book: Celebrate! The cream cheeses in Aldi and Lidl are also good.. but for example, other supermarket own cream cheeses have a lot more water just floating on the top. Hi Jane, thanks so much for this updated recipe on cream cheese frosting! Leave the brownies to cool fully in the tin, and then set in the fridge for 3+ hours if you . I rarely leave reviews but this was an absolute life saver! Thought Id share in case it makes anyones life easier! Hands down the best cream cheese recipe I have tried. 2,000+ Jobs in Vilnius, Vilniaus, Lithuania (125 new) - LinkedIn Its the only chocolate cake recipe Ive baked recently that has done it. I have also made the sponge and used the buttercream recipe from Janes Vegan Biscoff cake. Ive made this cream cheese frosting several times before but was wondering how much should I make if I wanted thick amounts on your carrot cake recipe? x. Hi I only have a 9 inch (24 cm) cake tin (in France) Beat with a wooden spoon or an electric mixer until pale and fluffy. So happy this worked! x. I would like to flavour with lemon or lime juice. It will help the cream cheese frosting so so much. x. Ive lived in the UK since 2004 and every year for my birthday we make my fantastic carrot cake and make do with a crappy version of the cream cheese icing. Pinterest. Don't add it all in at once. Please help me what would I change the recipe too for 3 x 9 inch tins? Its bloody perfect. Apologies for the really basic question but Ive only taken to baking since lockdown. Would you mind if I worship you as the frosting goddess you clearly are? Haha aww this is the sweetest message, thank you so much you have made my day. And how much coco powder and powdered sugar? However, if you use a good quality cream cheese, you dont HAVE to remove it. At first, it may look a little weird, but just keep on beating. Thanks! You could try slightly salted butter instead maybe? Hey! Hey! What am I doing wrong and how might I combat this? I used it many times for my frosting. Jane's Patisserie 156kfollowers More information Jane's Patisserie - Find this Pin and more on Frostingby Emily Helen. I used M&S Organic Full Fat Cream Cheese. New Vilnius, Vilniaus, Lithuania jobs added daily. The top of the sponges have split whilst cooking, any idea why? Lemon and Raspberry Cake! - Jane's Patisserie x, Hi Jane , can I make this into a 6 recipe over 3 cake tins? If it's really very stiff, add in ONE tablespoon of boiling water at a time, beating fully each time, until it becomes smooth and lovely. Add the eggs and flour and mix again. , Hiya! Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting The perfect way to celebrate my Blog's first birthday! As long as its a super strong colouring and you dont need much it should work well! x, Hi Jane, the 2 square cake tins would be 23cm. However, could you recommend anything to make it slightly more moist at all? It might be that your oven just requires a lower temperature! When that time comes, what are the steps to making it usable again, as in how long to defrost it for etc? Ahh yay! x. Hi, worry to jump on your comment, but could you tell me how do I do my own comment please because I can seem to find/do is comment on someone elses. Thank you so so much, Hi I have made tge frosting but its gone runny. Would this work? x, Hi Jane!! Could you add coco powder to the cream cheese frosting and if so how much would you use? It was perfect thank you very much for this recipe xx, I have never made cream cheese icing, or red velvet cake, before as I always feared it was too difficult but this worked an absolute treat- right on my first try and I couldnt be more grateful for the hints and recipe! Ive just tried again using this recipe and it turned out perfectly!!! I have tried cream cheese frosting a couple of times and it resulted in a runny mess. Tasted amazing and so easy to follow even for new bakers! Why are my comments not being approved?? Hope this helps! Thank you!! Thank you for this recipe! The first in my series of back to basics was my no-bake vanilla cheesecake. Learn how your comment data is processed. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. within a couple of minutes of removing from the Oven. I would say about 2-3x the recipe?! It was soooooo yummy. Many thanks. So thick and smooth. Then there are no butter lumps! Janes Patisserie. I hope you all love this recipe as much as I do! Youtube. I will say though, I will never call this foolproof. Can I replace cocoa powder and use Dutch process cocoa powder instead. I dont believe any cream cheese frosting is foolproof because sometimes it will go wrong. Should I just half the amount or will that end up flat and not rise very much? Pinterest Twitter Honestly the best chocolate cake recipe. Thank you! Hope this helps! See more ideas about janes patisserie, baking, baking recipes. Thank you x. I also do lactose free baking here! You can use any full fat cream cheese - but make sure to remove any excess water. I love you too haha thank you for your support!xx. Hi Jane Great recipe and went down a treat. Hi Jane ,I want to ice a big carrot cake with the recipe obvs Ive doubled . Wondered how much ingredients Id need for a 24 circular baking tin, This is the best website to use for recipe conversions! definitely plan on using this recipe again in the future, thank you so much! You can freeze the cream cheese frosting. Its too grainy or Ive over whipped it, but this recipe. x, This is the best Cream Cheese Frosting recipe Ive ever tried. I made this for my mums birthday last minute and she loved it. Some ovens can cause that as the heat distribution is different, even though the temperature is still correct! Please see my disclosure for more details!*. Theyre all at least 3 deep the sponges dont rise up to that, but I dont tend to use thinner tins in general! x, Hia Jane Do you think it would be ok use Mascarpone instead of Philadelphia please? Jane's Patisserie (@janespatisserie) / Twitter Also I was going to decorate the cake with chocolates so could I keep it in the fridge. x. I find it works MUCH better than other recipes and I only use this one now its definitely thick, but I havent tried it with a shaping scraper before. You could do! This needs 10 stars, 5 is not enough, it is IMMENSE! Cant tell you how many times Ive read that the way to thicken up gloopy icing is to add more icing. This worked perfectly! Thanks! It sounds like a long time, but it does take a good while and its worth it! See more ideas about janes patisserie, cake recipes, baking. If you have 250g of Cream cheese, you want 125g of butter and sugar. It will be sandwiched together with buttercream in the middle. Results were edible but not great, but I think I made a lot of mistakes so its on me not the recipe. do you use paddle or whisk attachment? Hi Jane, I am lactose intollerant so normally your bakes are AMAZING for me because you always use Stork. | By Jane's Patisserie | Facebook Log In Forgot Account? What quantities would I need for this? So glad it worked for you! X, Hi Jane looks amazing!! The easiest way probably is to add cocoa powder but I will be posting a chocolate version soon enough! Ahh thank you! Thank you xx, Hey! Occasionally, like with this one, some other bits will be added in but those are the basics. i was worried that the frosting would have too much of a cheese taste but it was a perfectly balanced taste. Touch device . (I managed to get flour just in time! Please let me know. Yes so thats about 2/3 bigger in size so youll need to use 1.6x the recipe! Regards, Martin, Hi , Place your first sponge on a plate/cake board, and pipe/spread on half of the buttercream frosting. It depends as buttercream is far more stable so it depends on your confidence. Vilniaus g. 25, Vilnius 01402 Lithuania +370 691 72972 Website Menu. So I am very excited to try this!! Sift self-rising flour into a bowl; add sugar, margarine, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract. In all honesty, Im not sure as long as you very carefully folded them through, I dont see why not but youll just have to be careful because of the added moisture from the fruit! X, Made this recipe this weekend but added a teaspoon of orange flavouring as I wanted a chocolate orange cake and buttercream. I find some supermarket own ones can have more water than others. I dont have a good track record with chocolate cake, so hoping this goes better. Thank you SO MUCH! I did 1.5 of the recipe, thanks x. Ive never been able to get cream cheese frosting thick enough to pipe this is amazing, piped really well with a Wilson 2D tip. they always turn out fabulous. Could I add some espresso into the cake mix to give the cake a richer flavour? A settlement existed on the site in the 10th century, and the first documentary reference to it dates from 1128. Hey, I was planning on using this recipe for a but I am using a number shaped tin and have been advised to follow3 a recipe for a 10 inch cake tin. It depends on the size of the loaf, have a look at my carrot loaf cake for guidance xx, Hello! x. How to Make Cream Cheese Frosting - Jane's Patisserie Can i double this recipe so it makes 4 layers using 4tins? For 300g Philly how many g of cocoa powder would you use? Christmas Tree Cupcakes! | egg, chocolate, vanilla extract, recipe Many thanks. Yes for sure! Beat your butter on it's own for a few minutes to loosen it. Can I add chocolate to it and how would it affect the ratio of the other ingredients, Hey! Does it make a difference? I mean the kind you find in foil, and that when its fridge cold, is solid. Instead Swiss meringue buttercream, Hiya! Or do half and half? Just one thing though may cakes always have a crust on them, I bought an oven thermometer and its at the correct temp but still happens. It has a fat content of 27.5% and so IMHO better for this job that the original Philly with a fat content 21%. Hi, I want to make a 3 layer red velvet cake, will this be strong enough to do that with please? Need to make a work treat again soon and thought that I might make it with Biscoff topping. Hi Jane! Hahaha yes!! To my shame I have never had red velvet anything and didnt know what is was meant to taste like. I cant wait to use this and your red velvet cupcake recipe. And yes, definitely thaw in the fridge so it always stays cold! Perhaps I need to try it again looking at the above comments. I would like to make it in a rectangle shape could you tell me what size tin would be best please? On return to the UK, I was surprised they didnt stock the block Philadelphia cream cheese. Ive made it soooo many times and its turned out perfect every time. Hi once Ive covered my cake with the frosting will the whole cake need to be kept in the fridge. I made it again today, exactly the same, same ingredient brands etc. Thanks! Im really sorry but Ive got no idea! Thank you! I would love to know how you could make this into a chocolate cream cheese? Weve never met but I love you. Amazing life saving recipe! A dry cake just means over-baked to me, so it may need less time in the oven (but also chocolate cake can be a bit like that unless you make a fudge cake.). Ive always used buttercream with them but it just isnt the same! Could you please tell me how much I would need to reduce the recipe by? Adding more icing sugar wont help the situation but you can probably still use the mix in something else! Hey! Just add another 1/2 on top, and an extra tin baking times will stay the same! Ive read about using those little triangle shaped cheeses like Kiri (around 30% fat) as a substitute. So it has to be defrosted in the fridge for sure, cant be left at room temp. For the buttercream some buttercream will need less or more water, some times it wont need any at all depending on the weather. Made this for the first time for my birthday today! X, How did this go i am needing to make this cake tomorrow and want it for 4 layers? FARMER & THE OCEAN, Vilnius - Menu, Prices & Restaurant - Tripadvisor Thank you! The order of the ingredients was wrong, the ingredient quantities was wrong, and so on! Cake Shops store their products for long periods under glass (mostly), & the frostings always seem to remain firm & have a crisp surface to them. I added Neilson Massey lemon extract instead of vanilla for lemon and blueberry cupcakes, it was yum! Seriously, I cant believe how good this recipe is. Add in the chocolate chips and peanut butter cups and fold through. I have baked your carrot cake tonight but made it 3 tier for my nephews 18th. Pinterest. I followed this step by step to use as frosting on your Carrot Cake Cupcakes and it turned out perfectly. Id recommend using 1.5 x the recipe! Thanks for sharing the recipe. It was only ever very soft. Hi Jane. Absolute game changer for cream cheese icing! 7 eggs instead of 6? This can be down to how its mixed, or even your oven and so on there are a few reasons it can happen, but trimming off the top isnt a bad thing! Have yet to try, but this looks exciting! Or whisk attachment for the butter and sugar and only the beater when adding the cream cheese? I am basically doing a 3 tier cake that is 9 inches and need to cover it in cream cheese so I will use 3 times your recipe looking forward to it, you have so many good reviews on it . by 100g each? After 2 attempts at cream cheese frosting that went VERY wrong I read this recipe and blog and now it comes out perfectly! Can I bake the two sponges Saturday evening and then add the buttercream the following morning? I would say its better to bake a vegan sponge and use dairy milk, I find the results better than replacing eggs x. Hi Jane, I have one of them cake tins that looks like a big cupcake, do you think this recipe would work for that? X, Oof I have the spread instead, Ill deffo get the block butter next time, thank you for your help. I made this frosting today to use with your carrot cake recipe. Would you suggest I do a butter cream crumb coat. The frosting turned out AMAZING; a perfect balance of sweet & tangy, and soooooo creamy!! x. Hi Jane! x. Hi I only have large eggs I was just wondering how many should I use and should I adjust anything else? Hey By far the best receipe Ive tried for cream cheese frosting. what alterations would need to be made for this recipe for a 10 inch please? Do you have any ideas or advice for modifying this recipe? x, Hi Jane, I love your creamcheese buttercream recipe and have used it several times. Enjoy! When you think about it, it makes perfect sense. Ahh I am so glad it this recipe worked for you xx. So typically for a 9 cake, you would use 1.3x the recipe but thats for the same depth sponge. Thank you for this recipe. I have a recipe that calls for 8 cups cream cheese icing (920 g) can you help me with the UK quantities to make this your way? Squeezed cream cheese it through muslin (20g of water later) and ta-dah! Personally I think this may still be a bit soft for that but then again if you freeze it before you cover it in fondant it should be fine xx, Hi Jane 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract I made this cake today and have to say I would probably add Baking powder next time as the sponge was quite dense and dry. Im not sure how long, but I find it best to reduce the cooking temperature (I would use 140c for my fan oven) and bake for a much longer time to prevent drying out! I used a family sized tube of Philadelphia (340g) so used 170g Of butter and icing sugar like you suggested and it was perfect! Even my other half who absolutely hates cream cheese loves it! Store the cream cheese frosting in the fridge if you are not using it straight away! *This post may contain affiliate links. Thank you, For the cake you can use a baking spread or unsalted butter thats quite open!! In my rented house that I lived in last year, it was FIFTY degrees out. Say you have 300g of cream cheese, you want half the amount for the butter and sugar. what went wrong? Hi Jane, I am a massive fan (obvs! This recipe & method are absolutely amazing!! Will it be horrible? I only have one deep inch cake. And that depends on how confident you are in cutting the layers! I have been struggling with cream cheese frosting for years. Thank you. It wasnt quite as thick as I expected but its still works perfectly and tastes amazing! My goal with this blog is to give you the fun, laughter, confidence and knowledge to bake and cook whatever you fancy! If I used the icing sugar, what is the best vegan butter for baking? x. Yes I use a paddle, watch the video it may help xx. Thank you again!!! Im planning to make a strawberry cream cheese frosting by incorporating a jam conserve. You can have a look at my Cadburys cupcakes for info for a dairy milk frosting but half and half could be nice!! FIFTY. Plus used intense deep black cocoa. I was a bit worried as heard making cream cheese frosting can be difficult but this recipe worked amazingly and I now have an amazing red velvet cake! Im not talking about dumbing down recipes or anything like that, as I like to make mine as easy to follow as possible for anyone of any skill level, but more like posting the recipes that most of my other recipes are based on. The only difference to the recipe from a classic Victoria sponge is that you remove some quantity of flour, and replace that quantity with cocoa powder. Do you reckon itll still be stable? I have used a 300g/6 egg mix for a 6 cake before, which I baked into two tins and split each cake x. Hi! I find if its dry its just slightly over baked! There will be about 15 kids. It really depends on the size of the actual tin as number tins can vary, but it would probably be best to make the recipe as it is and if its too much, make a few spare cupcakes or similar! Hope this helps! Hope this helps! Can I replace the icing sugar with maple syrup and if so, how much? Just wanted to ask what the difference would be if next time I used light brown sugar instead of caster sugar? Do you think it will hold up the weight of multiple layers? Brown butter should be okay, as long as it gets back to a solid before using it! And how shall I store it overnight, in an air tight container left out in room temperature or the fridge? Would it offer the cake enough stability? It turned out as stiff, pipeable icing rather than a runny mess. It worked really well on a much smaller scale for a tray bake for a high tea later, but is nice and thick. Most of the other cream cheese frostings Ive made before used way more icing sugar than this Xx thank you, Hey so as mentioned on the recipe this isnt like other ones, because of the lesser amount of sugar. Make sure your cream cheese doesn't have any excess water - I find it best to add it to a bowl first just to make sure. Too much water in the cream cheese, the wrong butter as people wont read my notes on using the correct butter, different mixers etc. Beating them can make it seem like there are lumps, but just keep on beating. Preheat your oven to 180c/160fan and line three 8"/20cm cake tins with parchment paper! I always find when I back the frosting when I want to decorate on big Cake it can smudge easily? Ive cried over cream cheese soup before now, and swore this was the last recipe Id ever try. Im basically trying to do a Red Velvet version of your mini egg drip cake if that helps? Please see my disclosure for more details!*. I always go to you first but you didnt have a recipe for rum and raisin .. Im no 100% sure I am afraid as those tins can vary in size it may be worth looking at a Bundt Cake recipe and following that! Yes if you use the beater attachments! Use this website http://www.cakebaker1.co.uk/apps-for-bakers/baking-tin-size-conversion-calculator/, Jane just wanted to say i love all of your recipes, i am slowly working my way through them and i havent had a disaster yet ! *This post may contain affiliate links. Do not use my images without prior permission. Like most people, Ive not had a lot of joy with Cream Cheese frosting (or Buttercream TBH). But, if the weather is so hot you dont even want the oven on, this wont be necessary. Any help would be fab! However, I simply HAD to write about this one. Jane started her blog, Janes Patisserie, in 2014 after training at Ashburton Chefs Academy. Save. No that should be fine for this its still electric so you can still beat the mixture well! Keep it in, till a skewer comes out clean, and it's springy to touch. My only complaint is that it didnt make enough for my taste. Ive never baked a cake that small but I imagine if cupcakes take about 18-20 minutes, it wouldnt be much longer?! Hiya! OUT NOW on Amazon Buy Now Featured Latest Recipes Hi Jane If you have any problems with the frosting please comment below! Ive struggled with this for years. There is absolutely nothing wrong with Philadelphia, just make sure it is full fat, and be sure to drain off any excess liquid. Would I need to crumb coat it with the buttercream? However, at its worst, I still prefer it over sugar frosting any day. Welcome to my Youtube Channel! I believe all the ingredients were measured correctly, what other factors can affect this? Thank you x. How would you ration up the ingredients? Dont worry, I will be doing more classic Jane style recipes, but things like cream cheese frosting need their own post. I used M&S full fat cream cheese. I am so pleased to see your recipe, it answers why it no longer works! You just want the same weight x, Hello, Im looking to make this cake this week but I only have 2 x 10 tins, how much would I need to increase the quantities of ingredients by and how much would this affect the cooking time by? Once beaten - it should be lovely and thick. Sep 16, 2020 - A Moist Chocolate Fudge Cake Sponge, topped & filled with The BEST Chocolate Frosting you will ever make! If so would it take slightly less time to bake? document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Hi im planning on doubling the recipe as well, how many layers was your cake? Her blog was voted the top baking blog of 2021 and 2020 by Vuelio, her first published book reached No.1 Sunday Times Best Seller and achieved the status of the fastest-selling baking book ever, and her recipes have been featured in places such as the guardian, and cosmopolitan magazine. I had to adjust the quantities as I was running low on butter but used the ratios suggested and I must say it worked a treat. Do you have a way of making it moister but still holds its shape? X. If using block butter then yes as it will make it easier to mix, but a baking spread is fine to use fridge cold x. Explore. Hi, Hey! I am making your red velvet recipe and I have doubled everything to make it into 4 layers. How much icing would I need for the fillings and to cover the top and sides of the cake? Fantastic! Hi Jane- I made this yesterday- it was so straightforward and looks amazing! Nice and creamy with a lovely consistency for piping. If I was to make this would it hold up well to being covered in fondant/ready to roll icing or is there another chocolate cake recipe you would suggest instead? 13,163 talking about this. It didnt turn out too bad but your recipes are written so well and easy to follow . i scoured the internet and found the problem was the spreadable cream cheese we get here then came across your blog post, attempted recipe and it has come out beautifully! So, recently (I say recently, it was like August time it started) I decided to start a back to basics series on my blog because as much as I bake all these recipes, and usually, post two a week, they arent the most basic. Yum yum yum thank you! Are you able to convert the measurements for me please so we still get the moistness of a 8 inch! I have a silicone cake mould but dont know what quantities to use or how long I should bake for. Leverage your professional network, and get hired. Hi, can this be used to cover a cake instead of American buttercream? I made red velvet cupcakes a couple of weeks ago for the first time from an American Youtube tutorial they looked lovely but once cooled had shrunk so thmuch cases were too big and the cream cheese frosting had to be put in a bowl to accompany the cake it was sooooo runny I will let you know how I get on with your version.
