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Cream Cheese Frosting
Our best cream cheese frosting recipe is also our fastest. It'll add a sweet and tangy touch to cupcakes, carrot cake, cinnamon rolls, or any sheet cake.
👥 24 Servings🔥 Cook: 5 min👤 Claire Saffitz📖 bonappetit
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●bowl
📝 Preparation Steps
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Using an electric mixer on medium-low speed, beat 8 oz. cream cheese, room temperature, 6 Tbsp. unsalted butter, room temperature, and 1 tsp. Diamond Crystal of ½ tsp. Morton kosher salt in a large bowl until smooth. Add 2 cups (8 oz.) powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, and beat on low speed until incorporated. Increase speed to medium and beat until light and fluffy, about ⏱️ 2 minutes. Scrape down sides of bowl, add 1 Tbsp. vanilla extract, and beat until well combined. Spread frosting on cupcakes. Do ahead: This cream cheese frosting recipe can be made while a cake bakes or the day before; store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator overnight and let it come to room temperature before whipping briefly to make it spreadable. Editor’s note: This cream cheese icing recipe first appeared online in June 2016. Looking for a variation? Head this way for our favorite chocolate cream cheese frosting →
. cream cheese, room temperature8 oz(8 oz.) powdered sugar2 cups. unsalted butter, room temperature6 Tbsp. Diamond Crystal of ½ tsp. Morton kosher salt1 tsp. vanilla extract1 Tbsp
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