Free Recipe · Thermomix Baking
The ultimate chocolate frosting, rich and creamy without being overbearingly sweet, whipped up in minutes in your Thermomix.
This chocolate cream cheese frosting is whipped up in the Thermomix in about 15 minutes with just three ingredients, and the recipe makes two cups.
The ultimate chocolate frosting, rich and creamy without being overbearingly sweet or fatty. This decadent frosting combines velvety cream cheese with smooth dark chocolate, balanced perfectly with a touch of extra sweetness. It spreads beautifully and adds a luxurious finish to cakes, cupcakes, or brownies. Our pick, spread thickly on our Moistest Chocolate Cake pictured (free recipe here!).
The Thermomix machine or other brand of thermo cooker makes this recipe so easy, as we are able to precisely melt our chocolate and then blend it to smooth perfection in mere minutes. Without your thermo, the double boiler required to melt your chocolate would make this recipe too arduous for my quick-and-easy approach to cooking.
One important note here: the recipe requires you to warm up the icing to melt the chocolate. Do not taste the icing at this point, it definitely tastes funny warm. But once it is chilled it is perfection. You will also want to cool it to room temperature before frosting.
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Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting (for Thermomix)
Makes 2 cups · Thermomix or thermo cooker · about 15 minutes
Ingredients
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Method
Place sugar in TC bowl, mill for 10 seconds, speed 9.
Add chocolate, melt for 10 minutes, 60°C, speed 3.
Add cream cheese, mix for 1 minute, speed 6. Scrape down sides with a Thermo Spoon Spatula (this is the best spatula for this!).
Mix for 10 seconds, speed 6.
To finish
Allow the frosting to cool to room temperature before spreading thickly on your cake. If you are making it in advance, refrigerate and then pull out of the fridge an hour before wanting to frost.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I make this frosting in advance?
Yes. Refrigerate it, then pull it out of the fridge an hour before you want to frost so it can come back to a spreadable room temperature.
Is this frosting gluten free?
Yes. It is gluten free, egg free, nut free and vegetarian, with a soy free option too.
Why does the frosting taste strange while it is warm?
The recipe warms the icing to melt the chocolate, and it definitely tastes funny at that point, so resist tasting it warm. Once it has cooled it is perfection, and you want it at room temperature before spreading anyway.
Which Thermomix machines does this recipe suit?
Any Thermomix machine or other brand of thermo cooker works, as the machine precisely melts the chocolate for you. Without a thermo you would need a double boiler, which makes the recipe far more arduous.
What should I use this frosting on?
It spreads beautifully on cakes, cupcakes or brownies. Our pick is a thick layer over our Moistest Chocolate Cake.
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