The BEST Cream Cheese Frosting
Cream Cheese just seems to make desserts taste AMAZING, right?! Whether it’s my No-Bake Cheesecake, Cream Cheese Brownies, or my Award-Winning Strawberry Cream Cheese Pie, I’m always experimenting with adding this savory spread into sweet baked goods. Can’t stop, won’t stop, it’s just delicious! This is the BEST Cream Cheese Frosting, and you’ll love it for several reasons. First off, it requires just 4 (F-O-U-R!) ingredients, most of them you’ll already have in the pantry or fridge (powdered sugar, butter, and vanilla extract) and you may even already have the cream cheese on hand as well! I always buy it in bulk so I have some on hand for sweet or savory recipes, and since it freezes well you can keep it in the freezer for 2-3 months and just thaw it as needed. I love recipes that don’t need special trips to the store to throw together. Life is busy, and that’s just another thing I don’t need to fit into my day! Second, this cream cheese frosting is made so quickly, you’ll wonder if you’ve missed something. You haven’t! It took me about 5 minutes of creaming the butter and cream cheese together first, and then tossing in the other ingredients…and just like that, we have cream cheese buttercream, ready to pipe and eat! We love to frost our cakes and cupcakes with new and exciting flavors! For something a little more exotic, check out our fruity Guava Frosting or Dragon Fruit Buttercream Frosting. And for something a little more traditional, our Best Chocolate Buttercream Frosting is light, fluffy, and perfect for chocolate lovers!
Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe ingredients
It’s just four ingredients to rich, delicious, homemade frosting that is the perfect topping for cakes, cupcakes, brownies, cookies, and bars! I recommend using high quality ingredients, especially in a recipe like this where the ingredient list is short because you will really notice a difference in taste.
Cream cheese: Full-fat cream cheese, softened will make the best cream cheese frosting! It’s extremely rich and tangy. I have done this with reduced fat cream cheese and it’s still good, just not quite as good as with full-fat. Butter: Plenty of softened butter makes this Cream Cheese Buttercream even richer! There’s nothing like a buttery frosting. Sugar: Powdered sugar is the best for this icing recipe as it melts easily into the rest of the ingredients. Vanilla extract: Just a little extra flavor, the vanilla complements the cream cheese deliciously! You can use store-bought, or make your own with my Homemade Vanilla Extract recipe.
How to make Cream Cheese Frosting
How to store the Best Cream Cheese Frosting
You can make this cream cheese frosting up to 3 days in advance and store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator. When you’re ready to use it, let it sit on the counter to take off the chill before beating it back into its fluffy state and piping it or spreading it over a cake.
Can you freeze Cream Cheese Frosting?
Yes! This frosting can be frozen for up to about 3 months. Thaw it overnight in the fridge, then let it sit out on the counter to come to room temperature before beating well and using. I like to make a double batch and freeze half just to have some on hand.
How to use Easy Cream Cheese Frosting
CAKES:
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CUPCAKES:
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COOKIES & BROWNIES:
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