Martha Stewart
Cream Cheese Buttercream Frosting
Cream Cheese Buttercream Frosting

Cream Cheese Buttercream Frosting

The delicious cream cheese buttercream frosting recipe is a great addition to Angie Dudley's Cupcake Pops.

Ingredients

Makes enough for about 50 cupcake bites.

  • 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, room temperature
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1 (1-pound) box confectioners' sugar
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Directions

  1. Place cream cheese and butter in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and beat until creamy, about 30 seconds.
  2. With the mixer on low, slowly add sugar, scraping down the sides of the bowls as necessary.
  3. Add vanilla and increase mixer speed to medium. Blend until frosting is fluffy, about 1 minute.

First published April 2008