Cream Cheese Frosting

Name: Cream Cheese Frosting
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT0H15M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT0H15M0.000S
Yield: 5 to 6 cups
Ingredients: 12 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature; 2 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature; 4 cups confectioners' sugar; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

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Level: Easy

Total: 15 min
Active: 15 min

Yield: 5 to 6 cups

Level: Easy

Total: 15 min
Active: 15 min

Yield: 5 to 6 cups

Ingredients

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12 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature

2 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature

4 cups confectioners' sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Directions

Beat the cream cheese and butter in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until creamy, about 2 minutes. Reduce the mixer speed to low; beat in half the confectioners' sugar until combined. Beat in the remaining confectioners' sugar, the salt and vanilla.
Increase the speed to medium high and beat until smooth and fluffy, about 3 minutes.

Cook’s Note

Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting: Make Cream Cheese Frosting, whisking 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder with the confectioners? sugar before beating it in.

Photograph by Ryan Dausch