Friday, January 13, 2012
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My Go-To Cream Cheese Frosting

Cream cheese frosting makes everything better. This recipe has appears on my blog so many times, I decided it deserves it’s own post. I’ve used it to top cinnamon rolls, Oreo cupcakes, Carrot Cake Cheesecake, and everything in between.

When you’re making cream cheese frosting, make sure you give the cream cheese enough time to come to room temperature. If it’s still cold, the frosting will be clumpy. And no one likes clumpy frosting! I usually set mine out at least 2 hours prior to whipping up the frosting.

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Cream Cheese Frosting

This is my go-to cream cheese frosting. It will make enough frosting for 12 cupcakes and can easily be doubled.

Yield: 1 cup (enough to frost 12 cupcakes)

Ingredients:

4 oz cream cheese at room temp
1/2 stick (4 Tbsp) butter at room temp
1/2 Tbsp vanilla
1 1/2-2 cups powdered sugar

Directions:

Place the cream cheese in the bowl of your mixer. Beat on medium-high until completely smooth, 3-4 minutes. Add the butter and continue to cream until fluffy.

Add vanilla extract. Slowly add powdered sugar (1/4 cup at a time) until desired consistency is reached.

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8 Responses to “Pumpkin Praline Cake”

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    Peggy — December 11, 2010 at 4:00 pm

    This cake sounds absolutely divine! I can take pumpkin anything any time of the year!

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    freefoodboston — December 11, 2010 at 6:29 pm

    That cake looks absolutely decadent.

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    Cheryl — December 12, 2010 at 3:36 am

    I have had this recipe for probably a year then saw it on Pinch My Salt so I decided to make it for Thanksgiving. It was delicious! So easy and the frosting was wonderful. Kept the leftovers in the fridge for several days and it was still as good as the day it was made.

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    Alayna @ Thyme Bombe — December 15, 2010 at 3:28 am

    I think I’ll be making this for Christmas. Thanks for the inspiration!

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    Carmen — July 24, 2013 at 8:35 pm

    Can I make it with steamed pumpkin?

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    Amy — October 13, 2013 at 8:38 pm

    I just took the cakes out of the oven…smells amazing, looks amazing, but REALLY butter that pan…mine stuck a little…good thing the frosting will cover that part 🙂

    • beantownbaker — October 15th, 2013 @ 5:02 pm

      The frosting saves the day!

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