Light Cream Cheese Icing Food

LIGHT CREAM-CHEESE ICING

Steps:

• With an electric mixer, beat cream cheese and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. (To make without a mixer, sift sugar before stirring into cream cheese.)

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING (LIGHTENED UP VERSION)

Steps:

• Beat cream cheese, marshmallow cream and vanilla.
• Sift confectioners sugar over cream cheese mixture and beat on low speed until mixture is smooth, about one minute.
• Spread over cake, or cupcakes.

LIGHT & SILKY WHIPPED CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Beat the cheese, sugar and vanilla until smooth and fluffy.
• In a separate bowl, beat the heavy cream to nearly stiff peaks, then add the whipped cream into the cheese mixture and quickly and briefly beat to combine.
• Do not over beat.

LIGHT CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• .To prepare frosting, combine butter and cream cheese in a large bowl. Beat with a mixer at medium speed until smooth. Beat in powdered sugar and vanilla just until smooth. Spread frosting over top of cake.

BANANA CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• For the banana cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 9-inch round cake pan.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine the butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar. Mix on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, sift the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt into a medium bowl. Set aside.
• Add the bananas to the butter mixture and mix until combined. Let the mixer do the work of mashing for you. Add the eggs one at a time and mix until well combined. Mix in the yogurt and vanilla. Turn the mixer to low and add the dry ingredients until just combined. Do not overmix.
• Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan. Bake until a cake tester or toothpick comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes. Cool in the pan for 5 to 10 minutes, then turn onto a wire rack and cool completely.
• For the cream cheese frosting: Using the electric mixer on high speed, blend the cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy, 4 to 5 minutes. With the mixer on low, add the confectioners' sugar and then the vanilla.
• Spread the frosting on top of the cake. Decorate around the perimeter of the cake with raspberries, if desired.

LIGHT CREAM CHEESE ICING

Steps:

• Beat ingredients together with an electric mixer.
• Use immediately, or refrigerate in an airtight container for up to one week; stir before using.
• Feel free to flavor with a half teaspoon of your favorite extract, or with a spice like cinnamon, or even a little cocoa powder.

CREAM CHEESE ICING

Steps:

• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, blend together the cream cheese, butter, and vanilla and almond extracts. Add the confectioners' sugar and mix until smooth.

TANGY LEMON CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Beat cream cheese and butter in a bowl until combined. Beat in powdered sugar and lemon juice.
• Beat in 2-1/4 to 2-1/2 cups more of powdered sugar till frosting is of spreading consistency. Stir in a few drops of yellow food coloring.

KITTENCAL'S BEST CREAM CHEESE FROSTING (EXTRA CREAMY OPTION)

Steps:

• Cream the cream cheese, butter, vanilla and the whipping cream until light and fluffy (about 2 minutes).
• Add in the sifted confectioners sugar; beat until frosting consistency, (adding more icing sugar or whipping cream if needed until the right consistency is achieved).
• Add in food coloring if using.
• OPTIONAL; add in 1 cup of Cool Whip frozen topping and beat on low speed with an electric mixer until just blended (add in more Cool Whip until desired texture is achieved).

CREAMY CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Fold in whipped topping.