Name: Dulce de Leche Buttercream for Cakes
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 2 sticks Unsalted Butter ((room temp)); 1 13.4oz can Dulce de Leche; 16 oz Cool Whip; 16 oz Cream Cheese ((room temp))

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dulce de leche buttercream passing the held up spoon test

This dulce de leche buttercream is by far my favorite cream to use for cakes and fillings. It is not overpowering sweet, not too buttery and not too cheesy. It holds shape that you can pipe it, it goes well with many different desserts such as tarts, cannolis, waffles, cake pops and so on. This portion is large enough for 1 cake, if you don’t need that much, divide the recipe in half.

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Ingredients for dulce de leche buttercream:

2 Sticks Unsalted Butter (room temp)
1 13.4oz can Dulce de Leche
16oz Cool Whip
16oz Cream Cheese (room temp)

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How to make dulce de leche buttercream:

1.Start by creaming the butter, mix it in the stand mixer until it is creamy and turns light in color.

2. Add softened(room temperature) cream cheese and blend it together with the butter. Use a spatula to scrape down the bottom and sides of the bowl to make sure everything is well incorporated and is chunk-free.

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3. Add a can of dulce de leche and incorporate again scraping down with a spatula periodically.

dulce de leche buttercream i a mixing bowl

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4. Finally add the cool whip and incorporate all of it together first, (remember to scrape the bottom and sides) then bring up the speed and whip the cream for about a minute or two until the cream is nice and stiff. Do not over whip!

dulce de leche buttercream in the process

I also use this dulce de leche buttercream for my Golden key Cake and my Golden Key cake Pops.

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Dulce de Leche Buttercream for Cakes

This Dulce de Leche cream is by far my favorite cream to use for cakes and fillings. It is not overpowering sweet, not too buttery and not too cheesy. It holds shape that you can pipe it, it goes well with many different desserts such as tarts, cannolis, waffles, cake pops and so on.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword Buttercream, dulce de leche buttercream, dulce de leche frosting, piping cream

Prep Time 15 minutes

Total Time 15 minutes

Author Alena’s Home Cooking

Ingredients

2 sticks Unsalted Butter (room temp)
1 13.4oz can Dulce de Leche
16 oz Cool Whip
16 oz Cream Cheese (room temp)

Instructions

Instructions:
1.Start by creaming the butter, mix it in the stand mixer until it is creamy and turns light in color.
2. Add softened(room temperature) cream cheese and blend it together with the butter. Use a spatula to scrape down the bottom and sides of the bowl to make sure everything is well incorporated and is chunk-free.
3. Add Dulce de Leche and incorporate again scraping down with a spatula.
4. Finally add the cool whip and blend all of it together first, (remember to scrape the bottom and sides) then bring up the speed and whip the cream for about a minute or two until the cream is nice and stiff.
I use this Dulce de Leche cream for my Golden key Cake and my Golden Key cake Pops.