Cream Cheese Icing

Name: Cream Cheese Icing
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter, softened.; 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened; 2 teaspoon vanilla; 3 cups powdered sugar, plus more as needed

April 21, 2025 by

Allen

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Cream Cheese Icing

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Goes amazingly well with Gingerbread Cake.

Author: Allen
Prep Time: 20min
Total Time: 20min

Ingredients

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1/2 cup butter, softened.
1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
2 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups powdered sugar, plus more as needed

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Instructions

In large bowl, beat softened butter and cream cheese with electric mixer on medium speed 2 to 3 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally, until smooth and creamy.

Stir in vanilla, then stir in powdered sugar. Add more powdered sugar as needed until frosting is a thick spreadable consistency.

Spread or pipe frosting on cooled cake or cupcakes.

Notes

Most people say to use unsalted butter, but I find salted butter adds… well… salt.. which makes things better. Go team salted butter!

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