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Cream Cheese Frosting

Name: Cream Cheese Frosting
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature; 1 ¼ cups powdered sugar*; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Learn how to make lusciously creamy, sweet and tangy cream cheese frosting at home! It's so easy. This recipe as written yields 1 2/3 cups, or enough frosting for one 9" round or square cake layer, or 12 cupcakes. Multiply as needed (times two for a double-layer cake or 9x13" sheet cake, and so on).

10 min total 10 min prep 1 199 cal

Ingredients

1 serv.

8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 ¼ cups powdered sugar*
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

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1 You can make this frosting with a hand mixer or stand mixer, in a food processor, or by hand with a whisk in a mixing bowl (don’t skimp on the size).
2 To start, combine the cream cheese and butter. Beat the cream cheese and butter together until they are fully blended.
3 Add the powdered sugar and vanilla, then stir the mixture with a spoon until the powdered sugar is incorporated (or else powdered sugar will fly everywhere!). Finally, whip the frosting until it’s nice and fluffy.
4 Use the frosting immediately, or store it in the refrigerator, covered, for up to 5 days. Before using, let it warm to room temperature for about 15 minutes and briefly rewhip before using.