My Go-To Cream Cheese Frosting

Friday, January 13, 2012

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.

Dessert, Frosting, Go-To Recipes

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10 Responses to “Raspberry Cheesecake Swirl Brownies”

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just2good — April 21, 2009 at 1:25 pm

These sound so good!
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Joelen — April 21, 2009 at 1:41 pm

These look delicious!! I love the new look of your blog too! 🙂
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thecookingnurse — April 21, 2009 at 2:25 pm

MMMM, I love raspberries and chocolate!
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Colleen — April 21, 2009 at 6:05 pm

Wow, these look amazing! They have been starred and will be made soon!
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Stephanie Wagner — April 21, 2009 at 6:52 pm

The first step is admitting you have a problem, the next step is sending your fresh baked sweets to your buddies in Indy! I’m here to help you through these tough times. 🙂
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Deborah — April 22, 2009 at 4:59 am

Oh how funny, I do believe this is my recipe from awhile ago, but someone turned them into mini brownies! Glad you liked them! 🙂
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Ingrid — April 22, 2009 at 1:54 pm

Sounds and looks great. I will definitely keep these in mind when someone’s wanting brownies.
~ingrid
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bcallegra — April 23, 2009 at 12:18 am

I empathize with your baking addiction and apologize for being a food stalker – I actually made the brownies for work today! The funny thing is that a coworker forwarded me the link to your blog and these brownies yesterday and I was pleased to tell her that I was already a devoted fan.
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Suzy — April 23, 2009 at 11:54 pm

These look so delish. I hear you about addiction and waist line. Just have to walk it off when you can….LOL
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Mermaid Sweets — April 29, 2009 at 12:14 am

I hear you on the addiction, these look great – must try them for one of my friends who will love it.