Has anyone ever tried Mascarpone Cheese in either cake mixes or frosting? Just curious, I thought I saw it on Giada's show on the food network. It has the same consistency as cream cheese and a very mild taste. I thought it might be good in buttercream. Any ideas anyone?
I used it in my spiced cream cheese frosting. It was wonderful, but expensive.
Michele
I would only use it for very special cakes. I was just wondering if anyone had tried it in frosting or cake mixes. It is very expensive, even at the military commissary it's $3.99 for 8oz.!
we have used it for filling in tiramisu and also slightley sweetened to fill a neopolitan cake
mpc
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I use it all the time. It is much softer than cream cheese ( higher moisture content) but it makes wonderful cheesecake and cake fillings. I have used it for icing, but it is too soft to decorate.
It is Italian cream cheese, and unfortunately, it is very expensive. I use it in the filling for my chewy almond tiramisu cake, and it is so creamy and yummy! 
you can make your own, as well.
http://www.heavenlytiramisu.com/mascarpo.htm
you can make your own, as well.
http://www.heavenlytiramisu.com/mascarpo.htm
Thank you so much for that link. I have always wondered the details about mascarpone cheese. Now I know!
Diane
I use it and love it. As the other posters have stated, it is more pricy. If you live in an Italian area you can find it a little cheaper but not by too much.
It gives the Tiramisu it's flavour.
For those of you who did not know, this dessert is poverty cooking at its best.
You would combine, cold coffee, stale cake or cookies and cheese. The name means the following:
Tira= to pull
mi= me
su=up
Translated it means, a little pick me up.
Enjoy your additions.
Claire
's Cream Cheese Buttercream call for it and it is delicious!
Me Too!!! I LOVE this recipe!!! I put it on top of a carrot cake that I got from my Paula Deen book, and wow! Yummy!!!
For those of you who did not know, this dessert is poverty cooking at its best.
You would combine, cold coffee, stale cake or cookies and cheese. The name means the following:
Tira= to pull
mi= me
su=up
Translated it means, a little pick me up.
Enjoy your additions.
Claire
Thanks for the interesting info, Claire! I never knew that about Tiramisu! 
Zmama,
Thank you so much for that link! That information is not only interesting but priceless in my opinion! I always love learning about new ingredients! I'm in Louisiana, so I plan to try out that creole cream cheese recipe; although I don't know what RENNET is. I'll have to google it and find out. Thank you everyone for responding with the great ideas and information!
God Bless,
Kim
Rennet is an enzyme compound that is used to make certain cheeses and custards. It is infrequently available in the pudding section of supermarkets, but can easily be obtained online. If you do buy it in the store, make sure that you get the plain variety, not the dessert-type.
A (not much) less expensive substitute for mascarpone is neufchatel cheese, but no matter which you buy make sure it is a brand name or artisan cheese, not a store brand, which can be watery or salty.
Here's the wikipedia link about rennet:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rennet
Theresa
That's almost more information than I wanted to know. 
I think I'll skip the "rennet".
Diane
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