Top 10 Recipes for Stable Cake Frosting

Why level a cake after assembly? Many home cooks ask this question, and I'll try to answer it. Leveling is one of the most important steps in the cake-making process. This procedure allows you to give the dessert a beautiful texture and correct any imperfections that arose during assembly. Once properly leveled, the cake surface is ready for any decoration.

In this collection, I've compiled the best frosting recipes that are ideal for smoothing the surface of cakes. All of them are dense, stable, and resistant to external factors. With them, your cakes will always look flawless and be a delight at the holiday table.

Butter cream cheese frosting for leveling the cake

Looking for the perfect frosting for your cake? Then you'll love this recipe. This smooth and stable buttercream frosting is perfect for sandwiching layers, smoothing, and decorating your cake. Even the most inexperienced pastry chef can make it.

Ingredients

• Butter - 100 g
• Powdered sugar - 90 g
• Cream cheese - 300 g

Cooking time: 20-30 min

Servings: 1

Step-by-step recipe

Step 1

Place the soft butter into a deep bowl.

Step 2

Add powdered sugar to it.

Step 3

Beat the butter and powdered sugar with a mixer until white and stiff peaks form.

Step 4

Add well-chilled cream cheese to the butter mixture.

Step 5

Gently mix the mixture at low speed until the ingredients are completely combined. Once the mixture is smooth, stop mixing.

Step 6

The amazing, very soft and delicious cream cheese frosting is ready. You can begin assembling and decorating the cake.

Cream cheese frosting for leveling the cake

This recipe for a delicate yet highly stable frosting is perfect for cake decorating. It requires only three ingredients. The cream cheese frosting, made with soft cream cheese and heavy cream, is light, glossy, and stable.

Ingredients

• Curd cheese - 600 g
• Powdered sugar - 200 g
• Cream 33-35% - 150 ml

Cooking time: 20-30 min

Servings: 1

Step-by-step recipe

Step 1

We prepare the necessary ingredients.

Step 2

Place the cooled cream cheese into a mixer bowl and beat well to avoid lumps.

Step 3

Without stopping whisking, gradually add powdered sugar to the cheese in small portions.

Step 4

Continuing to beat the cheese mixture, pour in the chilled cream.

Step 5

Beat the cream for 2 minutes until fluffy, airy and smooth.

Step 6

The light cream cheese frosting made with cream cheese and whipped cream is ready. Now we can begin decorating the cake.

Concrete-effect ganache for cake

This incredibly durable frosting will become your favorite. It's often called reinforced concrete, and it's hard to disagree. This frosting is ideal for leveling cakes, creating different textures, and using watercolor techniques. The resulting coating is very dense, resistant to temperature fluctuations, and doesn't run or lose its shape during transportation.

Ingredients

• White chocolate - 160 g
• White chocolate glaze - 140 g
• Butter - 180 g

Cooking time: 45-50 minutes

Servings: 1

Step-by-step recipe

Step 1

Prepare the ingredients.

Step 2

Melt the chocolate and glaze in a water bath, stirring constantly.

Step 3

Remove the chocolate mass from the water bath and cool to a temperature of 40 degrees.

Step 4

Add soft butter to the chocolate.

Step 5

Mix the mixture until smooth and place in the refrigerator for 15 minutes.

Step 6

Remove the ganache from the refrigerator. Beat it with a mixer until it becomes light and fluffy.

Step 7

The thick and durable ganache is ready. We can begin leveling and decorating the cake.

Thick cream with mascarpone cheese

This recipe for a thick and stable mascarpone cream is perfect for smoothing and decorating cakes. It's made with a white chocolate ganache base, which ensures it holds its shape perfectly. The cream has a delicate, creamy taste and a delightful aroma.

Ingredients

• Mascarpone cheese - 400 g
• Cream 33-35% - 300 ml
• White chocolate (grated) - 170 g

Cooking time: 40-50 minutes

Servings: 1

Step-by-step recipe

Step 1

Prepare the ingredients.

Step 2

Pour the cream into a saucepan, place on the heat and bring to a boil.

Step 3

Pour grated chocolate into hot cream.

Step 4

Gently stir the mixture until the chocolate is completely dissolved.

Step 5

Pour the hot ganache into a tall container and blend it for 2-3 minutes.

Step 6

Cover the ganache with cling film and leave it to cool first at room temperature, and then put it in the refrigerator for several hours.

Step 7

Place the mascarpone in a deep bowl and beat lightly at low speed with a mixer.

Step 8

Add the cooled ganache to the mascarpone in two stages.

Step 9

Beat the cream at medium speed with a mixer until fluffy and smooth.

Step 10

The light, airy, and very stable cream is ready. We can begin decorating the cake.

Creamy cream with an amazing delicate taste

I present to you a recipe for a delicate, delicious, and very stable frosting made with cream. It holds its shape perfectly, making it ideal for leveling a variety of cakes. This frosting can be used for fondant, stencils, and wafer designs.

Ingredients

• Cream 33-35% - 300 g
• White chocolate - 300 g
• Butter 82.5% - 150 g

Cooking time: 45-50 minutes

Servings: 1 (for leveling a cake with a diameter of 20 cm, a height of 10-11 cm)

Step-by-step recipe

Step 1

Pour the cream into a deep container, place on low heat and bring to a boil, but do not boil.

Step 2

Melt the butter in a microwave or in a water bath.

Step 3

Pour hot cream into the chocolate and leave for a few minutes to allow it to melt slightly.

Step 4

Blend the chocolate and cream mixture until smooth. You can add food coloring at this stage if desired.

Step 5

Pour the melted butter into a mixer bowl and add the chocolate-cream mixture to it.

Step 6

Beat the resulting mixture with a mixer until thick and smooth. Then refrigerate the cream for 15-20 minutes to stabilize.

Step 7

The thick, creamy frosting is ready. Let's start leveling the cake.

Stable curd cream

This delicious curd cream will become one of your favorites. It has a fairly dense texture and holds its shape perfectly, making it ideal for icing cakes. It can be easily colored any color using gel food coloring.

Ingredients

• Cottage cheese - 300 g
• Condensed milk - 80 g
• Butter 82.5% - 300 g
• Powdered sugar - 100 g

Cooking time: 35-45 minutes

Servings: 1 (for leveling a cake with a diameter of 18 cm, a height of 12-13 cm)

Step-by-step recipe

Step 1

We prepare all the necessary ingredients.

Step 2

Blend the cottage cheese until smooth and creamy. If you don't have a blender, you can strain the cottage cheese through a sieve.

Step 3

Pour condensed milk into the curd mass.

Step 4

Mix the ingredients using a mixer.

Step 5

In a separate bowl, combine soft butter and sifted powdered sugar and mix everything carefully.

Step 6

Beat the butter and powdered sugar with a mixer until fluffy and white.

Step 7

Begin whisking the curd mixture and add the butter mixture in small portions. Continue whisking until the cream is smooth.

Step 8

Mix the cream well with a spatula to remove all excess air.

Step 9

We color the cream with gel food coloring to the desired color and mix thoroughly using a mixer.

Step 10

The delicious and very stable curd cream is ready for further use.

Sturdy protein cream for cake covering

This is another wonderful frosting recipe for leveling and decorating cakes, made with egg whites. It's delicate and very dense, so it adheres easily to the cake surface and sets quickly. You can attach any shapes and designs to the egg white frosting, including fondant or chocolate, wafer designs, and flexible icing lace.

Ingredients

• Butter 82.5% - 280 g
• Egg whites - 4 pcs (~150 g)
• Sugar - 130 g
• Vanilla sugar - 20 g
• Citric acid - a pinch

Cooking time: 35-45 minutes

Servings: 1 (for leveling a cake with a diameter of 20 cm and a height of 12 cm)

Step-by-step recipe

Step 1

We prepare all the necessary ingredients.

Step 2

Pour the whites into a deep bowl, add sugar, vanilla, citric acid and place in a water bath.

Step 3

Heat the egg white mixture, stirring constantly, until the sugar is completely dissolved (approximately 70 degrees Celsius). Then remove the bowl from the water bath and let the mixture cool slightly.

Step 4

Knead the soft butter with a spatula until smooth.

Step 5

Beat the egg whites until fluffy peaks form.

Step 6

Without stopping whisking, add butter into the protein mixture in small portions.

Step 7

Gently stir the cream with a spatula to remove all excess air.

Step 8

The light and very dense meringue cream is ready to use. We can use it to smooth out the cake.

Chocolate cream cheese

White chocolate cream cheese

VIDEO: How to Perfectly Frost a Cake (Master Class by Polina Filimonova)

Want to learn how to perfectly level cakes using frosting? Then you definitely need to watch this video masterclass on this topic from professional pastry chef Polina Filimonova.

In this video, the author shares her 10 rules for a perfectly level cake and provides helpful tips to help you create true pastry masterpieces. The pastry chef clearly explains the importance of properly leveling cakes and clearly demonstrates how to do it. Follow these 10 rules, and you're sure to succeed.