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How To Make The Best Cream Cheese Frosting

Make a rich, fluffy, delectable cream cheese frosting for garnishing your cupcakes or cakes with a truly scrumptious topping. This frosting is made with icing sugar, cream cheese, butter and vanilla essence. Enlarge

How To Make The Best Cream Cheese Frosting

Make a rich, fluffy, delectable cream cheese frosting for garnishing your cupcakes or cakes with a truly scrumptious topping. This frosting is made with icing sugar, cream cheese, butter and vanilla essence.

Prep:
15m
Total:
15m
Serves:
4

Ingredients

  • 1 3/4 kg icing sugar
  • 500 g unsalted butter
  • 400 g cream cheese
  • vanilla essence

Step 1: Mix the Butter and Cream

Mix the butter and cream cheese together in a bowl until light and fluffy. Add to a mixer and churn. Then stop the mixer and scrape down the sides.

Step 2: Churn the Mixture

Then add the icing sugar and the vanilla essence. Start at a low speed to minimize the dust from icing. Eventually increase the speed to the highest setting.