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Mascarpone Buttercream Recipe & How-To

Mascarpone buttercream frosting recipe and quantities for different size cakes on Cake-Geek.com

Another quick and simple frosting that adds a touch of dairy flavour to American buttercream, whipped cream fans will love this buttercream!

Makes 4 cups approximately

(See our chart here on Quantities of Frosting to Fill & Cover Different Size Cakes)

Mascarpone Buttercream: Recipe

  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) of unsalted butter
  • 1/2 cup of mascarpone
  • 3 cups of confectioners’ sugar/powdered sugar
  • 3 – 4 tablespoons of milk
  • 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract

Mascarpone Buttercream: Method

  • Beat the butter and mascarpone together on medium speed for about 1 minute until smooth.
  • On slow speed add the confectioners’ sugar half a cup at a time.
  • Add 3 tablespoons of milk and the vanilla extract, then turn the speed up to medium and beat until smooth and fluffy.
  • Add another tablespoon of milk if you would prefer a thinned consistency buttercream.

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