Cream Cheese Frosting

Name: Cream Cheese Frosting
Total time: PT-496088H1M33S
Ingredients: 1 pound cream cheese; 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) butter, softened; 3 cups confectioners’ sugar; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

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Makes Enough frosting for 1 9-inch layer cake, or 2 dozen cupcakes

Time About 15 minutes

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Ingredients

1 pound cream cheese
12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) butter, softened
3 cups confectioners’ sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Instructions

Use an electric mixer to beat the cream cheese until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the butter and beat until incorporated and smooth, another 3 minutes.
Continue to beat as you add the sugar gradually, about a cup at a time, until the frosting is smooth and well combined. Add the vanilla and beat until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.

— Recipe from How to Cook Everything Vegetarian

Recipe variations

LEMONY CREAM CHEESE FROSTING Cream cheese and citrus complement each other brilliantly: Beat 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest into the cream cheese and butter mixture. Add 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice with the vanilla.