Best Cream Cheese Frosting
A smooth, rich cream cheese frosting made with five simple ingredients. Perfect for cakes, cupcakes, and all your favorite desserts.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 24 cupcakes 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No Cook
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Scale
½ cup unsalted butter, softened
8 oz cream cheese, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon salt
4 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
1. Beat butter and cream cheese until smooth.
2. Mix in vanilla and salt.
3. Gradually add powdered sugar on low speed.
4. Beat until frosting is creamy and thick.
5. Use to frost cooled cupcakes or cakes.
Notes
Use full-fat brick cream cheese for best texture.
Soften ingredients before mixing.
Sift powdered sugar for thicker, smoother frosting.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 frosted cupcake
- Calories: 146
- Sugar: 20
- Sodium: 56
- Fat: 7
- Saturated Fat: 4
- Unsaturated Fat: 3
- Trans Fat: 1
- Carbohydrates: 20
- Fiber: 0
- Protein: 1
- Cholesterol: 21
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