Best Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe
Learn how to make the best cream cheese frosting! This delicately sweet frosting is the perfect finish to cupcakes, cookies, cakes, and other desserts. With four simple ingredients, this homemade icing comes together in just minutes. Perfect for beginner bakers!
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Ingredients
- 8 tablespoons butter unsalted and softened
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 3 cups confectioners' sugar sifted
- 1 ½ teaspoons imitation vanilla extract
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer, beat the softened cream cheese and butter together until smooth and fluffy.
- With the electric mixer on low speed, add 3 cups of the confectioners' sugar a little at a time; continue beating until well blended. Beat on high speed until very smooth and creamy. Add more confectioners' sugar, as needed for thickness.
- Add the vanilla extract and blend thoroughly until light and fluffy. The recipe makes enough cream cheese frosting for a small layer cake, a sheet cake, or about 12 to 18 cupcakes.
Notes
- Spreading the icing on with a rubber spatula is preferable to a piping bag. If you choose to pipe the frosting on cupcakes, I recommend a gallon freezer bag with the tip cut off, so you can adjust the piping width to accommodate the thickness of the frosting.
- Use full-fat, block cream cheese at room temperature. This recipe will not work with spreadable or whipped cream cheese.
Nutrition:
Nutrition Facts
Best Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe
Amount per Serving
Calories
132
% Daily Value*
Fat
12
g
18
%
Saturated Fat
7
g
44
%
Trans Fat
0.5
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.4
g
Monounsaturated Fat
3
g
Cholesterol
34
mg
11
%
Sodium
289
mg
13
%
Potassium
83
mg
2
%
Carbohydrates
49
g
16
%
Sugar
2
g
2
%
Protein
5
g
10
%
Calcium
103
mg
10
%
Iron
0.1
mg
1
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutritional values are estimates only. See full disclaimer here.
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