Not-So-Sweet Whipped Frosting

appears chunky or curdled its overwhipped. To fix stir 1 Tablespoon of heavy cream into the frosting by hand to smooth out again. Use more heavy cream if needed to smooth out.
Use it After you make the whipped frosting its ready to frost your cupcakes cake or other confections. After frosting a cake or cupcakes with this frosting I strongly recommend refrigerating them uncovered for at least 30 minutes to help set the frosting especially when using on a layer cake. Then you can serve or set out for a few hours before serving. And please note that youll notice the frosting becomes thicker and airier the longer it sits in your mixing bowl. This is not a problem and can easily be fixed by gently stirring it to pop any air bubbles. Likewise if you notice the frosting really airy and looking overwhipped as you pipe it with piping tips either massage the frosting while its in the piping bag sounds weird but this can help deflate air bubbles or pipe back into the mixing bowl and gently stir it. You can even stir in a splash of heavy cream to thinsmooth out if needed.
Serve or Make Ahead After the 30 minutes of refrigerating to set the frosting as instructed in step 3 frosted confections are fine to serve or sit out at room temperature for a few hours. If you plan to serve later than that such as the next day I recommend storing in the refrigerator. Lightly cover as best you can. Confections topped with this frosting can be made ahead and refrigerated for up to 2 days.