Help with Carrot Cake Icing

[Doris_Pinks]

I make loads of carrot cakes, and have tried and tested loads of different Cream Cheese Icings, they all seem to be too runny, and dont set, and If I add more icing sugar, you loose the lovely cream cheese taste.
Anyone out there got a good icing recipe that is firm?
Thanks
DP

[busy_lizzie]

Hi DorisP, I love carrot cake, it is one of my favourites.  I wondered if you mixed your icing sugar first with some egg white, let it stiffen up and then mix with the cream cheese, that might make a much firmer icing.

 I have also found this recipe for cream cheese frosting in one of my cookery books. 30g butter softened, 80g cream cheese softened, and 240g of icing sugar.  You beat the butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy and then gradually beat in the icing sugar. This sounds like quite a firm frosting as the butter will harden a little when it is set.  Hope it works out.  busy_lizzie

[Debs]

I too love Carot Cake and find that the icing stiffens up after being left in fridge for a couple of hours.

Debs

[bananagirl]

You probably know this, but full fat cheese works better than half/low fat. I made one once with low fat cream cheese thinking I was being all nice and healthy, and it slid right off the cake, practically. D'oh