Cream Cheese Frosting
Save It Saved Print Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe Prep time: 5 minutesYield: Enough for 1 single layer cake or 12-18 cupcakes This recipe makes enough frosting to frost one single layer round cake, a 9×13 quarter sheet cake, or 12-18 cupcakes. To frost a double layer cake, use 3/4 cup butter, 12 ounces cream cheese, 4 1/2 cups powdered sugar, 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract. Ingredients 1/2 cup butter (1 stick, 4 ounces, 115g), room temperature 8 ounces Philadelphia cream cheese (1 package, 224g), room temperature 2 to 3 cups (360g) powdered sugar (also known as confectioner’s sugar), sifted 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Method 1 Beat the cream cheese and butter together: Using an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese and butter together until completely smooth, about 3 minutes on medium speed. Use a rubber spatula to scrape down the sides of the mixing bowl to ensure that the mixture is mixed evenly. 2 Beat in vanilla extract and powdered sugar: Beat in the vanilla extract.