The Greatest Cream Cheese Frosting

Over the previous couple of weeks, I’ve shared my Fluffy Peanut Butter Frosting and my Vanilla Buttercream Frosting, and now it’s time for my absolute go-to cream cheese frosting that can make your whole cake, cinnamon, muffin, bread, and cookie desires come true.

This simple cream cheese frosting recipe is luscious, completely candy, and has that scrumptious cream cheese tang that makes it ever so barely totally different from a standard buttercream frosting. I like utilizing it on all of my carrot cake-flavored recipes (you’ll be able to test all of them out right here!) and even dipping recent fruit, pretzels, and graham crackers when I’ve a little bit left over.

Oh, and I take advantage of a barely tweaked, glaze model as the right topping for my internet-famous cinnamon rolls, so you already know it’s legit. Whip this up quickly and inform me your fav means to make use of it!

Every thing you’ll have to make excellent cream cheese frosting

As I discussed, this scrumptious, silky cream cheese frosting requires simply 5 easy components. Right here’s what you’ll want:

• Butter: I like to make use of salted butter as a result of it provides a lift of taste to the candy frosting.
• Cream cheese: you’ll, after all, want some plain cream cheese!
• Powdered sugar: this frosting is sweetened utilizing powdered sugar (aka confectioners’ sugar).
• Vanilla: a little bit vanilla extract brings out that additional sweetness. Discover ways to make your personal vanilla right here!
• Milk: you’ll simply want a little bit milk to skinny the frosting. I usually use unsweetened almond milk, however be happy to make use of any milk you’d like.

Simple vegan & dairy free substitutes

Sure, this cream cheese frosting can simply be made vegan and dairy free! Merely use a vegan butter stick like Earth Steadiness rather than the butter, and your favourite dairy free cream cheese like Miyokos for the cream cheese. Then make sure you use a dairy free milk as effectively.

Can I make it refined sugar free?

Be happy to make use of my paleo powdered sugar as an alternative of normal powdered sugar on this cream cheese frosting recipe to maintain it refined sugar free. Notice that it’s going to seemingly flip the frosting a darker shade as a result of it’s made with coconut sugar.

Learn how to make the very best cream cheese frosting

1. Whip the butter. Add softened butter and room temperature cream cheese to the bowl of your electrical mixer. Whip them collectively on excessive till they’re mild and fluffy.
2. Combine the frosting. Add within the powdered sugar, vanilla, and milk and beat collectively slowly at first, then improve the pace to excessive and beat for 2-3 minutes. That’s it!

No stand mixer? No downside.

For those who don’t have a stand mixer, be happy to whip up this cream cheese frosting in a big bowl utilizing a hand mixer.

The important thing to fluffy frosting

To get the right fluffy consistency, you’ll need to whip collectively all the components utilizing an electrical mixer on low pace after which improve to medium-high pace. This may create lovely peaks within the frosting and make it simple to frost your favourite treats. Don’t overlook so as to add a little bit little bit of milk at a time to achieve your required consistency. This will even assist to make the frosting simpler to unfold.

Add a touch of cinnamon

I LOVE making a cinnamon cream cheese frosting by including 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon to the frosting. You need to use it on my Blow Ya Thoughts Pumpkin Cake, my Pumpkin Zucchini Muffins, and my Spiced Apple Zucchini Bread! You will have some frosting left over, so see under for extra scrumptious methods to make use of it.

How a lot frosting will you get?

This recipe will make sufficient frosting to frost 3 6-inch spherical muffins or 2 8-inch spherical muffins. For those who’d prefer to frost cookies, muffins, a bread, or an 8×8 or 9×9-inch sq. cake, I like to recommend halving the recipe.

Scrumptious methods to make use of cream cheese frosting

Every of those unbelievable recipes (apart from my Wholesome Carrot Cake) makes use of a barely tweaked model of this cream cheese frosting, so make sure you try the complete recipe if you click on over!

Storing suggestions

• At room temperature: this cream cheese frosting will keep good at room temp for a few day on a cake.
• Within the fridge: be happy to maintain the frosting within the fridge for as much as every week when you’re seeking to put together it forward of time. Let the frosting come to room temp earlier than utilizing it. After you’ve frosted your cake or one other dessert, I additionally advocate storing the cake within the fridge after sooner or later.

Freeze it for later

You’ll be able to freeze this cream cheese frosting for as much as 3 months in an hermetic container or freezer-friendly bag. Whenever you’re prepared to make use of it, merely let it thaw within the fridge, let it come to room temp, after which re-whip it in your electrical mixer.

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I hope you like this simple cream cheese frosting recipe. For those who make it make sure you go away a remark and a ranking so I understand how you favored it (and the way you used it). Take pleasure in, xo!