{"slug":"cherry-cream-cheese-frosting","collection":"recipes","is_recipe":true,"visibility":"public","title":"Cherry Cream Cheese Frosting","description":"A luscious, tangy cream cheese frosting swirled with cherry preserves, perfect for filling and topping a double-layer chocolate cake.","body_md":"\nI first made this recipe to frost a double-layer 9\" round chocolate\ncake. This recipe produced enough frosting to top each of the rounds\n(filling between the two rounds, plus the top). If it is desired to fill\n\u0026 frost both the sides and top, the recipe could be doubled. Depending\non the strength of the flavor of the cherry preserves, you may need more\nor less. Also, due to the varying consistencies of various preserves,\nmore or less confectioners' sugar may be needed. Ultimately, the finial\nconsistency of the icing is up to the chef and the intended use.\n\nMost any sort of fruit preserves could be use: strawberry, blueberry,\nblackberry, apricot, etc.\n\n## Source\n\n-   http://sweetapolita.com/2012/10/black-velvet-cupcakes-with-cherry-cream-cheese-frosting/\n\n## Special Equipment\n\n-   Stand mixer\n\n## Ingredients\n\n-   56g (2oz) unsalted butter, softened\n-   250g (9oz) cream cheese, cold, cut into cubes\n-   460g (16oz) confectioners' (icing) sugar, sifted\n-   1 teaspoons (5 mL) pure vanilla extract\n-   Pinch of salt\n-   2 tablespoons (30 mL) cherry preserves, or to taste\n\n## Preparation\n\nUsing a stand mixer fitted with a paddle:\n\n1.  Beat butter and sugar on medium/low speed until combined (about 2\n    minutes).\n2.  While continuing to beat, add cubed cream cheese; beat for an\n    additional 2 minutes.\n3.  Add vanilla.\n4.  Add salt.\n5.  Beat for another minute; but be sure to not over-beat as the\n    frosting will become too thin.\n6.  At low speed, add cherry preserves.\n\n## Taste and Test\n\nTaste the frosting and add more preserves if desired. If the frosting is\ntoo thin, at a little more sugar. If it is too thick, add more preserves\n(if the flavor tolerates), or a little milk.\n","draft":false,"servings":"12","prep_time":"10 minutes","cook_time":"0 minutes","total_time":"10 minutes","source_name":"Sweetapolita","source_url":"http://sweetapolita.com/2012/10/black-velvet-cupcakes-with-cherry-cream-cheese-frosting/","created_at":"2014-11-26T07:53:26Z","updated_at":"2026-07-30T01:30:18.31887Z","categories":["Condiment"],"tags":["Cherries","Cream Cheese"],"methods":["No-Cook"],"themes":["Vegetarian"],"ingredients":[{"section":"","items":["-   56g (2oz) unsalted butter, softened","-   250g (9oz) cream cheese, cold, cut into cubes","-   460g (16oz) confectioners' (icing) sugar, sifted","-   1 teaspoons (5 mL) pure vanilla extract","-   Pinch of salt","-   2 tablespoons (30 mL) cherry preserves, or to taste"],"parsed":[{"raw":"-   56g (2oz) unsalted butter, softened","qty":56,"unit":"g","item":"unsalted butter","prep":"softened"},{"raw":"-   250g (9oz) cream cheese, cold, cut into cubes","qty":250,"unit":"g","item":"cream cheese, cold, cut into cubes"},{"raw":"-   460g (16oz) confectioners' (icing) sugar, sifted","qty":460,"unit":"g","item":"confectioners' sugar","prep":"sifted"},{"raw":"-   1 teaspoons (5 mL) pure vanilla extract","qty":1,"unit":"tsp","item":"pure vanilla extract"},{"raw":"-   Pinch of salt","unit":"pinch","item":"of salt"},{"raw":"-   2 tablespoons (30 mL) cherry preserves, or to taste","qty":2,"unit":"tbsp","item":"cherry preserves, or to taste"}]}],"related_from":[{"slug":"chocolate-butter-cake","title":"Chocolate Butter Cake","relation":"accompaniment"}],"servings_int":12,"qc":{"status":"passed","last_checked_at":"2026-07-30T01:57:24.415385Z","checked_by":"robert@sigler.io","standard_version":"2026-07-29","findings_count":0,"stale":false}}