Description
The BEST Cream Cheese Frosting is creamy, silky, fluffy and delicious! Just 3 ingredients for sweet frosting with a decadent cream cheese base. Goes great on cupcakes, cake, and cookies! Try on pumpkin cake, carrot cake, red velvet and more.
Ingredients
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Ingredients
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened (use brick-style)
- 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (optional, but recommended)
- 2–4 cups confectioners’ sugar – more for a thicker frosting, less for a softer one. I used 3 cups.
Instructions
- Using a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, or a hand mixer and large mixing bowl, beat together cream cheese, butter, and optionally, vanilla until slightly fluffy and creamy. Vanilla is highly recommended.
- Slowly add in confectioners’ sugar, beating until smooth and thick to your liking. Use less for a thinner, softer frosting, use more for a thicker, stiffer frosting.
- Frost cakes (such as pumpkin cake) and cupcakes after cooling completely.
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Notes
Storing Instructions: Store cream cheese frosting in an airtight container for 1-2 weeks in the refrigerator.
Freezing Instructions: Store in a freezer-friendly, airtight container in the freezer for 1-3 months.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert, Condiments, How-To
- Method: No Cook
- Cuisine: American
