This silky whipped condensed milk frosting is so soft that it’s like eating a cloud. It is perfect for spreading over a cake and isn’t super sweet. It is the perfect mix of airy and delicious.

piece of chocolate cake with fluffy white whipped sweetened condensed milk frosting on top.

Silky smooth and super soft, this whipped frosting is like eating a creamy cloud. It is only slightly sweet and doesn’t use any powdered sugar. This sweetened condensed milk frosting is begging to top your next cake.

I think this is the silkiest frosting I’ve ever tried and I have made a lot of frosting recipes! If you think most frosting is too sticky sweet, you have to give this a try.

This recipe actually started as a suggestion from one of you! A recipe shared in the comments of the best buttercream recipe gave a recipe from a friend’s Polish mother.

Hot sweetened condensed milk mixture with flour and sugar ready to chill and be made into frosting.d — Hot sweetened condensed milk mixture.

Really thick cooled sweetened condensed milk, sugar and flour mixture. — Hot sweetened condensed milk mixture.

It involved cooking a can of sweetened condensed milk and stirring in some powdered sugar and vanilla. Then whipping the cooled mixture with butter and shortening.

The poster promised there was just a hint of sweetness and it is delicious. So of course I had to give it a try… with a few slight tweaks.

To me part of the point of a cooked frosting is not using powdered sugar. So I adjusted to using granulated.

Piece of homemade confetti cake topped with fluffy whipped condensed milk frosting and sprinkles.

corner of sheet cake with fluffy white whipped sweetened condensed milk frosting made into light swirls with the back of a spoon topped with sprinkles.

Then because a lot of powdered sugar has a stabilizer like corn starch added to keep it soft, I decided to add a smidge of flour hoping to keep it from being too loose.

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So the result is a cross between ermine frosting (which I really enjoy) and the submitted recipe.

This frosting lived up to the hype. It really is just sweet enough to be satisfying but not too sweet at all.

It is like a cloud came to rest on your cake. It is so airy, fluffy, silky, smooth.

Now a word of warning: like ermine, this frosting is soft at room temperature. It is great for simple designs, but I wouldn’t use it for any sort of intricate decorations or fine details.

9x13" pan filled with cake topped with swirls of sweetened condensed milk frosting.

chocolate pumpkin cupcake topped with smooth white whipped sweetened condensed milk frosting.

It was fabulous spread over chocolate depression cake baked in a 9×13″ pan and tasty with confetti cake mix in a jar. And tasted great on chocolate pumpkin cupcakes as well.

It spreads like a dream. Then I just took the back of a spoon to swirl it around a bit. It held the swirls wonderfully and a few sprinkles finished it off.

Tips and tricks:

The sweetened condensed milk mixture should be a thick paste when you cook it down. It will thicken up even more as it cools.
Be sure the sweetened condensed milk mixture is at room temperature or cooler before you mix it with the butter and shortening.
You don’t want the sweetened condensed milk to take on any color. If you accidentally cook it too long and it caramelizes a bit, all is not lost. Make creamy caramel frosting instead!
If your frosting is softer than you are used to, try chilling it for a bit and then beating it again. If it’s still loose, beat in a cup or two of powdered sugar.
This frosting is best on a single layer cake. For more layers or piping, I’d stiffen it up with a bit of powdered sugar first.

mixer whisk held upside down with a swirl of white whipped sweetened condensed milk frosting

spatula lifting slice of sunny side up cake out of pan.

Fluffy whipped sweetened condensed milk frosting made a great snow white base for this sunny side up egg cake. The possibilities really are endless!

Is there a difference between whipped frosting and whipped cream?

Yes, whipped cream is made from beating air into a mixture of heavy cream and sugar. Whipped frosting is also light and airy, but is more stable for topping cakes and other desserts.

4.54 from 47 ratings

Whipped Sweetened Condensed Milk Frosting

Author: Carlee

Servings: Servings

This silky whipped frosting is so soft it's like eating a cloud. It is perfect for spreading over a cake and may even win over those folks who don't like frosting because it's too sweet.

Prep: 25

Cook: 10

Additional Time 15

Total: 50

Equipment

Ingredients

Instructions

In a saucepan, stir together sugar and flour.
⅔ cup granulated sugar, 2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
Add can of sweetened condensed milk and stir until mostly combined.
14 ounce sweetened condensed milk
Put pan over medium heat and bring to a low boil, stirring frequently.
Boil for 2-3 minutes, stirring constantly.
Remove from heat and stir in salt and vanilla. Cool completely to room temperature or cooler.
⅛ teaspoon salt, 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
Beat butter and shortening until smooth and creamy. Add the cooled sweetened condensed milk mixture and beat on high for 10 minutes.
1 cup butter, 1 cup shortening
Frost cake immediately or store in the refrigerator until ready to use.