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Cream Cheese Frosting

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  • Yield Makes about 2 cups
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Ingredients

  • 8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
  • 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into pieces, room temperature
  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Directions

  1. Place cream cheese in a medium mixing bowl. Using a rubber spatula, soften cream cheese. Gradually add butter, and continue beating until smooth and well blended. Sift in confectioners' sugar, and continue beating until smooth. Add vanilla, and stir to combine.

Recipe Reviews

Reviews (20)

  • Laura Weitzenberg
    16 Apr, 2013

    This is the best cream cheese frosting ever. It was also the perfect amount that I needed to frost 50 mini cupcakes.

  • KMS717
    30 Mar, 2013

    This is the best cream cheese frosting I've ever tasted...I don't see how someone could post that it's not sweet enough...they have got to be kidding!

  • Zaiton Rahman
    26 Mar, 2013

    Best to learn

  • jlmb1
    22 Mar, 2013

    Thank you for the best cream cheese frosting recipe . we have tryed so many different ones all to sweet this one is perfect Bonquiqui just has a sweet tooth!!

  • MommySanborn
    19 Jan, 2013

    Perfect!! So hard to find a recipe that isn't overly sweet!! Exactly what I have been searching for:)

  • Mariagobc
    16 Dec, 2012

    This was so delicious. It wasn't as sweet as other recipes which is what I wanted. Thanks

  • Bonquiqui Luhyolo-minaj IV
    25 Nov, 2012

    DO NOT USE THIS RECIPE!!

    Not sweet at all! Go to Kraft for a good one.

    I have no clue what they were thinking, this is not near sweet enough.

    If you ignore me and make this...

    HERE IS HOW YOU FIX IT
    Add another teaspoon of vanilla extract
    Add 1/2 cup of milk
    Finally add 1-2 MORE cups of Confectioners sugar!

    You're welcome!

  • Maria Bjarnadottir
    27 Sep, 2012

    :)

  • Emina Dudic
    27 Sep, 2012

    This is the BEST i mean the BEST frosting i have ever had! I love it. I could just eat the frosting alone! Easy simple & yummy!

  • Emina Dudic
    27 Sep, 2012

    This is the BEST i mean the BEST frosting i have ever had! I love it. I could just eat the frosting alone! Easy simple & yummy!

  • Linda Baird
    3 Sep, 2012

    Love anything with cream cheese in it.

  • Linda Baird
    3 Sep, 2012

    Love anything with cream cheese in it.

  • ELZYCUR
    20 Jul, 2012

    OMG IF MARTHA WAS A DUDE I WOULD SO MARRY HER!!! THIS IS THE BEST FROSTING THAT I HAVE EVERY WRAPPED MY LIPS AROUND... CAN IT GET N E BETTER???

  • pjlent
    27 May, 2012

    Pretty good, very similar to mine (less sugar than most recipes). I only made cream cheese frosting tonight (first time), but I figured something else out (physics background, it helps). To get a really fluffy frosting (way better), mix it as shown, but then chill it in the freezer for about 1/2 an hour, then take it to the mixer again. That will whip in air, and it'll be as fluffy as whipped cream (very nice texture). Less sugar, but right consistency then.

  • pbnj1
    6 Mar, 2011

    Awesome frosting! I generally find frostings too sweet, but this isn't at all. Wonderful creamy flavor that doesn't overpower the flavor of the cake. If you like sweeter frosting, add another half cup of powdered sugar. Enjoy!

  • PeachStateGirl
    15 Feb, 2011

    Great, fast and easy. I was in a rush so skipped the gradual mixture and just popped it all in a bowl and used my mixer. Put the butter and cream cheese out on my counter the night before so it was super easy to mix together. Turned out great - have used this recipe three times now!

  • pancakesx
    5 Jul, 2010

    This was so easy and fast. It made enough for 18 cupcakes and a "little" extra. It had a nice cream cheese "tang" flavor and was definitely not overly sweet.

  • LittleMissBaker
    1 Nov, 2008

    This frosting is so good!

  • Tethered_2_Home
    24 Feb, 2008

    oh man, so good! The kids

  • cbierly
    11 Feb, 2008

    I added a 1/4 tsp of salt to the Frosting mix as it balanced out the sweetness of the recipe.