Cream Cheese Frosting
Try our best cream cheese frosting recipe! Here’s how to make a lusciously creamy, tangy frosting that’s ideal for cupcakes and cakes.
- Prep
- 10 min
- Total
- 10 min
- Yield
- About 2 ½ cups
Ingredients 4
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups powdered sugar (or 2 cups for a sheet cake*)
Method 5
- 01
Let the butter and cream cheese sit on the counter for 1 hour to come to room temperature.
- 02
Use a fine mesh sieve to sift the powdered sugar into a bowl.
- 03
Beat the butter and cream cheese with a stand mixer or hand mixer on medium speed for 2 to 3 minutes until completely smooth, scraping once.
- 04
Reduce the speed to low, then add the vanilla. Slowly add the powdered sugar until it comes together into a thick icing.
- 05
Storage instructions: Store cream cheese frosting refrigerated for up to 1 week; allow to stand at room temperature for 30 minutes and stir before using. You can also freeze cream cheese frosting for up 1 month in a sealed container: fully defrost and stir before using.
Provenance
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