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The Best Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe
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The Best Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe

This Cream Cheese Frosting is the ultimate indulgence, blending velvety smoothness with a rich, tangy sweetness that elevates any dessert. With just 10 minutes of prep time, you can whip up a batch that’s as effortless as it is irresistible.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings: 24 cupcakes or 1 8" or 9" 2-layer cake
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 146
Ingredients Method Nutrition

Ingredients
  

  • ½ cup unsalted butter softened (1 stick, 113g)
  • 8 oz cream cheese softened (brick-style, not spreadable, 226g)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 4 cups powdered sugar (500g)

Method
 

  1. Combine butter and cream cheese in the bowl of a stand mixer (or you may use an electric mixer) and beat until creamy, well-combined, and lump-free.
  2. Add vanilla extract and salt and stir well to combine.
  3. With mixer on low, gradually add powdered sugar until completely combined.
  4. Use to frost completely cooled cake or cupcakes.

Nutrition

Calories: 146kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 1gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 21mgSodium: 56mgPotassium: 15mgSugar: 20gVitamin A: 250IUCalcium: 11mgIron: 1mg
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