Cream Cheese Frosting

Cream Cheese Frosting is creamy and perfect to top your favorite cake or cupcakes. This frosting recipe is sweet, with a little tang from the cream cheese. A favorite classic white frosting recipe.

Cream Cheese Frosting

Every good cake or cupcake deserves a sweet and yummy frosting to top it off. Today I’m sharing a classic, retro frosting recipe with you.

Cream cheese frosting is a sweet and lightly tangy frosting recipe that is most commonly associated with carrot cake and red velvet cake.

I personally have used this delicious cream cheese frosting recipe on many kinds of cakes and cupcakes, including my famous Banana Cake Bars.

Tips for Perfect Creamy Frosting

• Use real butter, and make sure it is at room temperature for best results. I use unsalted (some folks use salted, but I never have).
• Make sure the cream cheese is also at room temperature.
• Real, quality vanilla extract is the best kind to use for the best flavor.
• The recipe calls for 3 cups of powdered sugar. Start with 2 cups, mix in, taste, and add the remaining to your desired taste.

How Much Does This Frosting Recipe Make?

This frosting recipe makes enough to frost a 9″x13″ sheet cake, or 24 cupcakes that have a typical amount on them.

If you want the really high swirl of frosting like in the photo, you will need to double the recipe.

Pro Tip: Fill a gallon size storage baggie 2/3 full of frosting. Cut about 1 inch off of one of the corners and use this as a homemade piping bag.

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If you make this delicious easy frosting recipe, please leave a comment with a star rating below. I’d love to know how you liked it!

Cream Cheese Frosting

Cream Cheese Frosting is classic and perfect to top your favorite cake or cupcakes. This frosting recipe is sweet, with a little tang from the cream cheese.

5 from 1 vote

Print Rate

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: easy cream cheese frosting recipe

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 0 minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes

Servings: 24

Calories: 241kcal

Author: Sandy Clifton

Equipment

• Mixing Bowls
• Electric Mixer

Ingredients

• ½ cup Unsalted Butter room temperature
• 8 oz Cream Cheese room temperature
• 3 cups Powdered Sugar
• 1 teaspoon Vanila Extract

Instructions

• Use an electric mixer to cream the cream cheese and butter together until smooth. Scrape down the sides of the mixing bowl with a rubber spatula halfway through.
• Add the vanilla extract and mix in.
• Start the mixer on low speed and slowly start adding in the powdered sugar. Stop and taste after the first 2 cups.
• You can continue adding powdered sugar until the frosting is as sweet and thick as you like.
• Use right away or refrigerate. Let come to room temperature after chilling.

Notes

Frosting Recipe Variation:

Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting: Mix in 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder and 1/8 teaspoon salt.

Nutrition

Calories: 241kcal

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