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Classic Cream Cheese Frosting
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A delicious and easy cream cheese frosting! Makes enough for a 9-inch two-layer cake, one 9x13 cake or roughly 2 dozen cupcakes
Course
Desserts & Sweet Treats
Cuisine
American
Keyword
cakes, cream cheese, dessert, frosting, homemade
Prep Time
1
hour
hr
Additional Time
20
minutes
mins
Total Time
1
hour
hr
20
minutes
mins
Servings
25
servings
Calories
170
Author
Laurie McNamara
Ingredients
16
ounces
softened cream cheese
1/2
cup
stick unsalted butter
2
teaspoons
pure vanilla extract
4
cups
powdered sugar
Instructions
Pull the cream cheese and butter out of the fridge and place on your counter 1 hour or more before making frosting.
Place the softened cream cheese into the bowl of your stand mixer. Blend on medium speed until creamed.
Use a rubber spatula to scrape down the sides before adding in the butter and vanilla. Blend on low speed until combined with the cream cheese.
Gradually add the 4 cups of confectioners sugar (about 1/3 to 1/2 cup at a time) mixing well after each addition.
Once combined,scrape down the sides and switch over to the whisk attachment. Mix on high speed for 10 to 15 seconds.
This recipe yields enough frosting for a 9-inch two-layer cake, 1 9x13 cake or roughly 2 dozen cupcakes.
Notes
For more of a whipped frosting beat (with the whisk attachment in) for 10 seconds longer.
Nutrition
Serving:
2
tablespoons
|
Calories:
170
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
20
g
|
Protein:
1
g
|
Fat:
10
g
|
Saturated Fat:
6
g
|
Polyunsaturated Fat:
1
g
|
Monounsaturated Fat:
3
g
|
Trans Fat:
1
g
|
Cholesterol:
30
mg
|
Sodium:
59
mg
|
Potassium:
27
mg
|
Sugar:
19
g
|
Vitamin A:
357
IU
|
Calcium:
19
mg
|
Iron:
1
mg