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    Easy Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe

    Updated: Sep 29, 2020 · Published: Mar 8, 2018 · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    You will absolutely love this Easy Cream Cheese Frosting! It's sweet, creamy, and of course easy to make! It's divine spread on cupcakes, in between layers of cake (especially carrot cake), and on top of cookies.

    Our Favorite Frosting is this Easy Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe!

    Yes, Easy Cream Cheese Frosting is our favorite frosting. You know, there is just something about this cream cheese frosting. Of course, we love our Chocolate Butter Cream Frosting too, but we especially LOVE our sweet Easy Cream Cheese Frosting recipe.

    It's indulgent.

    It's kind of like a fun accessory.

    We like to dress our cakes and cookies up, style them out with fun flare and novelties. And then, of course...we like to eat them.

    But there is just something about food presentation that captivates us and for whatever reason, we want that food to look its best before we dive in and take a bite.

    For tips about frosting cupcakes, check out these books:

    • [easyazon_link identifier="1592536514" locale="US" tag="allshecooksblog-20"]1,000 Ideas for Decorating Cupcakes, Cookies & Cakes[/easyazon_link]
    • [easyazon_link identifier="B00UMBOB66" locale="US" tag="allshecooksblog-20"]100 Buttercream Flowers: The Complete Step-by-Step Guide to Piping Flowers in Buttercream Icing[/easyazon_link]
    • [easyazon_link identifier="B0147L5WH8" locale="US" tag="allshecooksblog-20"]Creative Flavors for Cakes, Fillings & Frostings[/easyazon_link]

    I know that's how I feel about any dessert I make, whether it is a Chocolate Trifle, my favorite Lemon Poppy Seed Icebox Cake, or even a simple Berry Chocolate Chip Parfait.

    When you take a bite of the delectable sweetness of Easy Cream Cheese Frosting, you'll get it.

    You'll understand how this is the frosting that is meant to be on every cupcake, pumpkin cookie, carrot cake, and spice cupcake that you make.

    It's that good!

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    This sweet flavor mixed with the tantalizing taste of a baked good that is moist and equally delicious — well, that is a mouthful to savor and that you won't want to miss.

    We especially love Easy Cream Cheese Frosting on carrot cake (in particular The Best Carrot Cake Recipe) and every other spice cake imaginable.

    It always gets an Oh. My. Yum. reaction. Every single time.

    The thing to remember when you're getting ready to make this Easy Cream Cheese Frosting is that there is nothing to it.

    Grab your mixer (we're partial to our [easyazon_link identifier="B00CPSRE4U" locale="US" tag="allshecooksblog-20"]KitchenAid hand held mixer[/easyazon_link]) and get to mixing. This frosting comes together so easily, and the taste is spectacular!

    Once you're finished mixing up the frosting, you can either use a simple Ziploc bag to act as a [easyazon_link identifier="B00006G92Q" locale="US" tag="allshecooksblog-20"]decorating bag[/easyazon_link], or you can pull out your [easyazon_link identifier="B01H8QF3U0" locale="US" tag="allshecooksblog-20"]frosting tips[/easyazon_link] and get creative!

    How to Make Easy Cream Cheese Frosting Step by Step

    This is seriously so easy... and we're going to walk you through the steps. To start, get out your ingredients: cream cheese (of course!), butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla.

    easy cream cheese frosting ingredients on a kitchen counter in white bowls

    Using a mixer, mix the butter and cream cheese until they're well blended and lump-free.

    easy cream cheese frosting ingredients being beaten in a white bowl with a mixer

    Yum!

    closeup of easy cream cheese frosting in a white bowl being beaten by a green mixer

    Add the vanilla...

    hand pouring vanilla into easy cream cheese frosting being beaten by a green mixer

    ... and slowly add powdered sugar while mixing on low speed.

    Tip: If necessary, you can add additional powdered sugar to reach your desired consistency.

    closeup of finished easy cream cheese frosting being beaten on low speed by a mixer

    That is it! Your Easy Cream Cheese Frosting is done. No matter how you decide to use this cream cheese frosting, we're pretty sure you're going to love each and every bite.

    When we top The Best Carrot Cake Recipe (or cupcakes!) with this cream cheese frosting, it is hard to stop at just one tasty treat!

    Recipe

    Easy Cream Cheese Frosting

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    This frosting is sweet, creamy, and easy to make!
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Total Time 10 minutes mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American
    Servings 10
    Calories 134 kcal

    Ingredients
     
     

    • 1 stick of butter softened on counter
    • 4 ounces cream cheese softened on counter
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla
    • 2 cups powdered sugar

    Instructions
     

    • Mix butter and cream cheese until well blended and no lumps. Add vanilla, mix and then slowly add powdered sugar on low speed. Add additional powdered sugar if needed to reach the consistency you are looking for.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 134kcalCarbohydrates: 24gProtein: 1gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 12mgSodium: 38mgPotassium: 16mgSugar: 24gVitamin A: 152IUCalcium: 11mgIron: 1mg
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