3-Ingredient Cream Cheese Frosting
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 cupcakes, red velvet cake and more.
Ingredients
- 8 oz cream cheese softened (use brick-style)
- 1 stick unsalted butter softened (1/2 cup)
- 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 (like carrot cake 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.