Cream Cheese Frosting

Total Time: 20 Minutes

Servings: 6.5 Cups

Ingredients:

• 12 oz Cream Cheese softened (340g)

• 3/4 cup Unsalted Butter softened (170 grams)

• 4 1/2 to 6 cups Powdered Sugar (510-680 grams)*

• 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract (7-8 grams)

• 1/4 tsp salt

Directions:

• In the bowl of a stand mixer using paddle attachment, beat butter until smooth and lighter in color. Should be more white than yellow.

• Add cream cheese and beat until just combined. Do not over whip.

• Add powdered sugar gradually until desired consistence is reached. For a firmer frost add more sugar.

• Add vanilla and salt.

• Beat on low to medium speed until smooth and fluffy (5-7 minutes depending on mixer).

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Cream cheese frosting is one of those recipes that feels like a treat you should only have a couple times a year because it is daunting to make. That is how I felt when I was learning to perfect my butter cream recipe and the thought of adding another ingredient in just seemed out of my wheelhouse.

Then I actually made it and wow was it easier than I thought it would be. This recipe has been a go to for me for recipes like Red Velvet Cake, Carrot Cake or even just to keep in the fridge to top my nightly dessert.

At my old work place I would often make treats or desserts for my employee's birthday or on their last day of work. A favorite coworker of mine requested cream cheese frosting, and that's it. No cake, no treat, so on her birthday I showed up to work with a mason jar full of frosting for her!

Notes!

If you want this to have a more loose texture and be tangier add less powdered sugar. If you want it more buttercream like then add the full amount of sugar.

Baking is about multi-tasking. If you are organized and prepared, that’s half the battle. -Johnny Iuzzini