Cream Cheese Frosting

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4.3 from 20 votes

Yield: 1 batch, enough to frost 1 layer cake, one 9x13 sheet cake or 18 cupcakes.

Sharing my best cream cheese frosting recipe made with 5 simple ingredients! This sweet and tangy frosting is perfect spread on top of a cake or cupcakes!

Prep Time10

Total Time10

Ingredients

12 oz (1 1/2 packages) cream cheese, softened
¾ cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
6 cups powdered sugar
pinch of salt, optional

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Instructions

In a large bowl, cream butter and cream cheese until smooth.
Add in vanilla extract and salt, beating to combine.
Gradually add powdered sugar, a couple of cups at a time, mixing in between each addition. Beat until light and fluffy.
Frost cupcakes or cake with frosting or store in refrigerator for up to a week in a covered container.

Notes

Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

How to turn this cream cheese frosting into cinnamon cream cheese frosting - perfect for Fall recipes!

1 tablespoon cinnamon
2 tablespoons pure maple syrup

How much does this recipe make?

This recipe makes enough cream cheese frosting to forst one 9x13 sheet cake or 18 cupcakes.

This recipe also makes just enough to frost an 8-inch, 2 tiered layer cake - with no leftover frosting to spare. If you want lots of frosting, I would make one and a half of this recipe.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 batch, Calories: 5287kcal, Carbohydrates: 738g, Protein: 22g, Fat: 261g, Saturated Fat: 160g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 10g, Monounsaturated Fat: 68g, Trans Fat: 6g, Cholesterol: 725mg, Sodium: 1103mg, Potassium: 518mg, Sugar: 718g, Vitamin A: 9003IU, Calcium: 381mg, Iron: 1mg