Easy Cream Cheese Frosting You Can Pipe
What makes this cream cheese frosting different from the rest? The fact that I specifically made it to be sturdy and pipe-able! I was sick of making cream cheese frosting that was gloopy and droopy, so I came up with this recipe to be able to pipe perfectly over cupcakes or decorate a cake. It's tangy yet sweet because it has the perfect ratio of sugar to cream cheese. Bonus- it only takes 5 minutes to make!
Ingredients
- 1 8 oz cream cheese block, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 4 cups confectioners sugar, 460g
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Equipment
Instructions
Cream Cheese Buttercream Frosting
- Make sure your cream cheese and butter are at room temperature for easy mixing.
- In the bowl of a hand or stand mixer, add the 1 block cream cheese and the 1/2 cup unsalted butter and mix on low- medium speed for 2-3 minutes until fully creamed.
- Stop and scrape down the mixer. Add in the confectioners sugar. Mix on low speed working your way up to medium speed as the sugar mixes in. Mix for 2-3 mins more until fully mixed.
- Turn the mixer to low and add in the 1/2 tsp vanilla. Mix again on medium speed for 2-3 more minutes until super light and fluffy.
- Pour the cream cheese out onto a sheet of plastic wrap and chill for 20 minutes before using.
Notes
This recipe makes enough to frost 12 cupcakes or to fill and frost a 2 layer 8 inch cake.
Storing
I like to store my frosting in plastic wrap instead of bowls because bowls take up too much space and plus I dont want to wash them! All I do is dump the icing onto a square of plastic wrap and close up it on all sides. Store it in the fridge for up to 2 weeks. Keep your desserts that are frosted in the fridge otherwise the cream cheese can spoil.Serving: 1portion, Calories: 224kcal, Carbohydrates: 40g, Protein: 1g, Fat: 8g, Saturated Fat: 5g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 2g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 20mg, Sodium: 3mg, Potassium: 4mg, Sugar: 39g, Vitamin A: 237IU, Calcium: 4mg, Iron: 1mg
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