My Famous Cream Cheese Frosting Food

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

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Learn how to make lusciously creamy, sweet and tangy cream cheese frosting at home! It's so easy. This recipe as written yields 1 2/3 cups, or enough frosting for one 9" round or square cake layer, or 12 cupcakes. Multiply as needed (times two for a double-layer cake or 9x13" sheet cake, and so on).

Provided by Cookie and Kate

Time 10m

Number Of Ingredients 4

Ingredients

8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 1/4 cups powdered sugar*
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

You can make this frosting with a hand mixer or stand mixer, in a food processor, or by hand with a whisk in a mixing bowl (don't skimp on the size).
To start, combine the cream cheese and butter. Beat the cream cheese and butter together until they are fully blended.
Add the powdered sugar and vanilla, then stir the mixture with a spoon until the powdered sugar is incorporated (or else powdered sugar will fly everywhere!). Finally, whip the frosting until it's nice and fluffy.
Use the frosting immediately, or store it in the refrigerator, covered, for up to 5 days. Before using, let it warm to room temperature for about 15 minutes and briefly rewhip before using.

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize Generous 3 tablespoons, Calories 199 calories, Sugar 19.5 g, Sodium 90 mg, Fat 12.7 g, SaturatedFat 7.5 g, TransFat 0 g, Carbohydrate 20.3 g, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1.8 g, Cholesterol 36.3 mg

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

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Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories dessert

Time 15m

Number Of Ingredients 4

Ingredients

4 ounces unsalted butter, softened
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

In a large bowl, beat together the butter and cream cheese with an electric mixer. With the mixer on low speed, add the powdered sugar a cup at a time until smooth and creamy. Beat in the vanilla extract.

MY CREAM CHEESE AND APPLESAUCE FROSTING

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I always make this frosting for my Carrots and Beets Cake. Together, they make the most wonderful and so rich in savor cake as well as a conversation piece. The cake is one of the most precious recipes I have since it comes from my grandmother.

Provided by Louise in Montreal

Categories Dessert

Time 10m

Yield 1 cake, 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 4

Ingredients

1/2 lb cream cheese
1 tablespoon butter
1/2 cup applesauce
1 1/2 cups icing sugar

Steps:

With the electric mixer, cream the butter into the cream cheese.
Add the applesauce.
Gradually blend in the icing sugar until a nice creamy consistency is obtained.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 139.7, Fat 7.5, SaturatedFat 4.3, Cholesterol 23.4, Sodium 72.5, Carbohydrate 17.9, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 15.3, Protein 1.1

PERFECT CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

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I found this on the howtoeatacupcake blog. I haven't tried it myself but the reviews were great. Here are some tips: To have perfectly smooth cream cheese frosting with enough body to spread in dramatic swirls or even pipe through a pastry bag, you have to know these two secrets. First, overbeating breaks down the cream cheese, and produces grainy looking frosting that is too soft to hold a shape. Second, cold (not softened) cream cheese produces the best texture in both of our methods. Have the butter, if you use it, at the temperature recommended for the method you choose, and sift the powdered sugar after measuring.

Provided by TeksGlutes

Categories Dessert

Time 30m

Yield 2 Cups

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

8 ounces cream cheese
5 tablespoons unsalted butter (optional)
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 -2 1/2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
ground cinnamon or liqueur, of choice

Steps:

Food Processor Method.
Have the cream cheese cold. The butter can be cold, but preferably at room temperature, 68 to 70 degrees F. Combine cream cheese, butter, vanilla and sugar in a food processor and pulse just until smooth and creamy. If the frosting is too stiff, pulse for a few seconds longer. Do not overprocess. If desired, stir in additional flavoring to taste.
Electric Mixer Method.
Have the cream cheese cold and the butter at room temperature. In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese, butter, and vanilla until blended. Add sugar one-third at a time and beat just until smooth and the desired consistency. If frosting is too stiff, beat for few seconds longer. Do not overbeat. If desired, stir in additional flavoring to taste. This keeps, refrigerated, for about 1 week. Or freeze for up to 3 months. Soften and stir until smooth before using.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 874.7, Fat 39.7, SaturatedFat 24.9, Cholesterol 124.7, Sodium 337.2, Carbohydrate 123.1, Sugar 118.2, Protein 8.6

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

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Make and share this Cream Cheese Frosting recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Bev I Am

Categories Dessert

Time 10m

Yield 1 cake

Number Of Ingredients 4

Ingredients

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup butter, softened
3 cups confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla

Steps:

Beat cream cheese and butter in large mixer bowl at high speed until fluffy, about 1 minute.
Beat in Confectioner's sugar, 1 cup at a time (using more or less sugar depending on preferred consistency) , then continue beating until smooth.
Beat in vanilla.
Chill bowl of frosting in refrigerator, stirring often, until good spreading consistency.
Makes about 2 2/3 cups.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 2596.4, Fat 123.8, SaturatedFat 73, Cholesterol 371.9, Sodium 1142.1, Carbohydrate 369, Sugar 360, Protein 14

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

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Whip up this easy cream cheese frosting for icing classic bakes like carrot cake, cinnamon buns, chocolate cake or cupcakes

Provided by Good Food team

Categories Afternoon tea, Dessert, Treat

Time 15m

Yield Will cover a 18cm cake (approx 8 people)

Number Of Ingredients 4

Ingredients

100g butter , softened
1 tbsp orange juice (optional)
100g icing sugar , sieved
200g full fat cream cheese

Steps:

Beat the softened butter to a soft and even consistency. Add the orange juice, if using, then the icing sugar. Cream until you have a smooth, soft buttercream consistency.
Add the cream cheese and work it in - don't beat it in, just slowly mix with a wooden spoon. Depending on how soft the mixture is, you may want to put it in the fridge for 10 mins at this point. If it's runny, it will firm up again. It should be spreadable and not run off the cake.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 206 calories, Fat 16 grams fat, SaturatedFat 10 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 13 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 13 grams sugar, Protein 1 grams protein, Sodium 0.4 milligram of sodium