Name: Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: Dessert
Ingredients: 8oz Cream Cheese, room temperature; ½ cups Butter, room temperature; ½ tsp Vanilla Extract; 3½ cups Confectioners Sugar

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Delicious, smooth, and creamy cream cheese frosting! Colored or natural, cream cheese frosting adds a delicious tang to your favorite cakes, cupcakes, and breakfast baked goods. Try this easy cream cheese frosting recipe today!

Overhead view of a whole tiramisu cheesecake

OMG, who else loves frosting!? I love all kinds of frosting from traditional buttercream frosting to cream cheese frosting to beer frosting (yes, beer frosting, it is a real thing!).

Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe

I eat cake strictly for the frosting.

And yet, for me, canned frosting is kinda gross. I recall my ex-SIL and her husband (who were total fitness geeks) telling me that their “special treat” was opening up a can of frosting and eating it with a spoon.

Errrr yeah… not something for me.

I like homemade frosting. I can, to some extent, control the flavor better. I can control the consistency. And honestly? Fresh, homemade frosting just plain tastes better. I know what is in it. Yum!

Cream cheese frosting pairs very well with velvet cake recipes: red velvet cake, green velvet cake, or this delicious red and green velvet Christmas layer cake recipe. It’s the perfect complement to the perfect cake. I also love homemade cream cheese frosting on carrot cake. So try this easy frosting recipe on your favorite cake, quick breads, cinnamon rolls, sheet cake, cupcakes, or muffins. Your tastebuds will thank you!

I hope you enjoy this family favorite cream cheese frosting. It is quick and easy to make and tastes delicious!

Cream cheese frosting on an electric beater

Tips and variations for making this cream cheese frosting recipe:

● For my UK and Australian friends: confectioners sugar is icing sugar (powdered sugar, 10x).
● In the US 8 tablespoons of butter = 1 stick, and 1 stick of butter = ½ a cup.
● Use room temperature cream cheese. It will beat more easily.
● Use full-fat cream cheese when possible. Some people enjoy using low-fat cream cheese, but for me, it is the full-fat stuff to make the best cream cheese frosting recipe you can that not only tastes great but also produces fluffy frosting.
● If, for some reason, your frosting is thicker than you would like, add a splash of milk or heavy cream to the frosting. Less liquid produces a thicker frosting, and more liquid produces a thinner frosting. The desired consistency might change for you from recipe to recipe.
● I use salted butter at room temperature for this recipe. You can use unsalted butter if you like. It will taste a bit different, however.
● If you prefer a different flavor to vanilla, simply substitute a different extract. You may need to add a bit more than half a teaspoon.
● Always frost completely cooled baked goods so your frosting does not melt on application.
● You can use a piping bag and tip to decorate with this frosting as it is not only a spreadable cream cheese frosting, it has a pipeable consistency. You may need to double the recipe for elaborate decorations.
● Butter in Baking: Essential Tips for Perfect Baked Goods
● How to make vanilla extract
● This recipe is made with simple ingredients commonly found at your local grocery store.
● Storage – Store leftover frosting in an airtight container or in a bowl covered in plastic in the fridge for up to 4 days. This frosting can be stored in the freezer in the same type of container for up to 2 weeks.
● Reheating – I do not suggest heating this frosting as it will melt and not regain its form.

For more frosting recipes try one of these easy recipes:

● The Ultimate Lime Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe
● Swiss Meringue Buttercream Recipe
● Classic Vanilla Buttercream Frosting Recipe
● Strawberry Buttercream Frosting Recipe
● Chocolate Buttercream Frosting Recipe

Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe. Delicious, smooth, and creamy cream cheese frosting! Colored or natural, cream cheese frosting adds a delicious tang to your favorite cakes, cupcakes, and breakfast baked goods. Try this easy cream cheese frosting recipe today!

Cream Cheese Frosting Ingredients:

● 8oz Cream Cheese, room temperature
● 3½ cups Confectioners Sugar
● ½ cup Butter, room temperature
● ½ tsp Vanilla Extract

Cream Cheese Frosting Mise en Place:

● Stand Mixer (paddle attachment, whisk attachment, large bowl, etc.) or Hand Mixer (electric mixer)
● Spatula
● Measuring Cup
● Measuring Spoons

Cream Cheese Frosting Directions:

● In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together on a medium-low speed the cream cheese and butter. You can use the paddle attachment or whip to start, but you will want to use the whip attachment to produce a fluffy frosting.

● After well beaten, add the vanilla extract. Remember to scrape the sides of the bowl.

● Continue beating the mixture and begin adding confectioner sugar slowly until all is incorporated.
● Mix very well.

● If adding food coloring to the frosting, do so now. Mix well.
● When all combined, beat on high speed for 1 – 2 minutes.

Yield: 24 servings

Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe

Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe. Delicious, smooth and creamy cream cheese frosting! Colored or natural, cream cheese frosting adds a delicious tang to your favorite cakes, cupcakes, and breakfast baked goods. Try this easy cream cheese frosting recipe today!

Prep Time 10 minutes

Total Time 10 minutes

Ingredients

8oz Cream Cheese, room temperature
½ cups Butter, room temperature
½ tsp Vanilla Extract
3½ cups Confectioners Sugar

Instructions

Cream together the cream cheese and butter using a stand mixer.
After well combined, add the vanilla extract.
Continue beating the mixture and begin adding confectioners sugar slowly until all incorporated.
Mix very well.
If adding food coloring to the frosting, do so now. Mix well.
When all combined, beat on high speed for 1 – 2 minutes.

Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe