This cream cheese frosting recipe has been in my the family for over 50 years. It’s super creamy, lightly rich, and has a great balance of flavors. We’ve made it for hundreds of people and they always remark on how amazing it is.
I was about to call this, ‘The Best Frosting’… until I tasted some frosting my neighbor made. She gave me the recipe and said I could add it, so I added her Vanilla Bean Frosting here. Although these recipes are both crazy good, this is the BEST Cream Cheese Frosting I’ve ever tasted.
It only takes 5 minutes to make! And the ingredients are usually those that people have on hand.
I love to use this frosting recipe for cakes, cupcakes, graham crackers, and as filling for sandwich cookies. Before frosting make sure the cake/cookies are completely cooled. Also, this frosting stays pretty soft so if you need it to hold a shape after you’ve frosted the cake, cupcakes, etc. put the dessert(s) in the fridge and make sure they are cool and/or omit the milk. OR just make this frosting found here as it hold its shape better.
Ingredients:
1/2 C salted butter
1 8oz Cream cheese or Neufchatel cream cheese
1 tsp Vanilla extract (I use Mexican extract because it is better)
1/4 C milk
4 1/2 C confectioners/Powdered sugar
Makes enough for 1 large cake or 24 cupcakes
First, soften the butter and unwrapped-cream cheese in the microwave.
Next, add all of the ingredients and only 1 C powdered sugar in a mixing bowl. Mix on low speed adding the rest of the powdered sugar slowly until it is all added. Mix on high for 1-2 minutes until the frosting is smooth.
Taste Test.
Depending on your preferences you may want to add more milk, cream cheese, or powdered sugar. My mom taught me that I had reached the perfect consistency when one flavor doesn’t overpower another. These measurements should get you there, but if its slightly off, change it a bit.
Finally, enjoy the best cream cheese frosting you’ll probably ever try!
- ½ C salted butter
- 1 8oz Cream cheese or Neufchatel cream cheese
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract (I use Mexican extract because it is better)
- ¼ C milk
- 4½ C confectioners/Powdered sugar
- First, soften the butter and unwrapped-cream cheese in the microwave.
- Next, add all of the ingredients and only 1 C powdered sugar in a mixing bowl. Mix on low speed adding the rest of the powdered sugar slowly until it is all added. Mix on high for 1-2 minutes until the frosting is smooth.
- Taste Test.
- Depending on your preferences you may want to add more milk, cream cheese, or powdered sugar. My mom taught me that I had reached the perfect consistency when one flavor doesn’t overpower another. These measurements should get you there, but if its slightly off, change it a bit.
- Finally, enjoy the best cream cheese frosting you’ll probably ever try!
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