Cream Cheese Frosting
With only 5 ingredients and 5 minutes later, you've got yourself an incredible Cream Cheese Frosting for your cakes and cupcakes!
Ingredients
- 16 ounces (2 packages 8 oz. each) cream cheese, softened Footnote
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1/2 tbsp. pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp. fine salt such as fleur de sel
- 4 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
Directions
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, add cream cheese and butter. Using the paddle attachment, process on low speed at first until mixed then increase to high and process until the mixture is fluffy, about 5 minutes, cleaning the sides and the bottom of the bowl.
- Add pure vanilla extract and fine salt. Process again for about 30 seconds.
- Reduce the speed to low and gradually add confectioners’ sugar. Mix until nicely blended before adding more.
- When sugar is all in, increase the speed to high and process for 2 minutes or until fluffy.
Notes
Footnote: The amounts are ideal to frost an entire cake including between layers. If it's used just for the outside of the cake like my Carrot Cake, cut the recipe in half.