cream cheese frosting

Name: Cream Cheese Frosting
Prep time: 5 min
Yield: 5
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 16 ounce(s) cream cheese, softened; 1 cup(s) unsalted butter, room temperature; 1/2 tablespoon(s) pure vanilla extract; 1/2 teaspoon(s) fine salt such as fleur de sel; 4 cup(s) confectioners' sugar, sifted

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Francine Lizotte

Surrey South, BC

Updated on Apr 11, 2024

With only 5 ingredients and 5 minutes, you've got yourself an incredible frosting for your cakes and cupcakes!

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A nice sumptious Cream Cheese Frosting spred on a delicious Red Velvet Cake

prep time 5 Min

cook time

method No-Cook or Other

yield 5 cup(s)

Ingredients

16 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1/2 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon fine salt such as fleur de sel
4 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted

How To Make cream cheese frosting

Step 1

In the bowl of a stand mixer, add cream cheese and butter. Using the paddle attachment, process on low speed at first until mixed then increase to high and process until the mixture is fluffy, about 5 minutes, cleaning the sides and the bottom of the bowl.

Step 2

Add pure vanilla extract and fine salt. Process again for about 30 seconds.
Step 3

Reduce the speed to low and gradually add confectioners’ sugar. Mix until nicely blended before adding more.
Step 4

When sugar is all in, increase the speed to high and process for 2 minutes or until fluffy.
Step 5

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