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Cream Cheese Icing Recipe

Learn how to make homemade cream cheese frosting using only 4 ingredients! It's creamy, smooth, and the uses are endless.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword cream cheese frosting recipe, cream cheese icing, cream cheese icing recipe, how to make cream cheese icing
Mixing 6 minutes
Total Time 6 minutes
Servings 14 servings
Calories 217kcal

Equipment

  • 1 Electric whisk

Ingredients

  • ½ cup butter softened
  • 8 ounces cream cheese softened
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 3 cups powdered sugar sifted

Instructions

  • In a medium-sized bowl, add your softened butter and cream cheese.
    ½ cup butter, 8 ounces cream cheese
    softened butter and cream cheese inside a white bowl
  • Using your electric whisk, beat for 2-3 minutes. Make sure to scrape down the sides halfway through!
    after combing butter and cream cheese!
  • Pour in vanilla extract and half of your powdered sugar. Beat for another 2-3 minutes, scraping down the sides halfway through.
    2 teaspoons vanilla extract, 3 cups powdered sugar
    mixing rest of cream cheese frosting ingredients
  • Add in remaining powdered sugar and beat well.
    after powder sugar to cream cheese frosting
  • Enjoy frosting on cookies, cupcakes, or cake!
    frosting a cookie with the cream cheese frosting!

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Notes

  • I'd recommend only using flat bricks of cream cheese, instead of spreadable or low-fat cream cheese, which is usually sold in a tub rather than in brick form.
  • Ensure your butter and cream cheese have fully softened before making frosting! This will result in a lump-free frosting.
  • Use any leftover frosting sandwiched between two graham crackers and freeze overnight like an ice cream sandwich. So good!
  • For a lighter, less sweet frosting, I recommend my whipped cream frosting! It's just as easy and delicious.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 217kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 34mg | Sodium: 104mg | Potassium: 25mg | Sugar: 26g | Vitamin A: 420IU | Calcium: 18mg | Iron: 0.04mg