Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting
A rich, tangy cream frosting perfect for cakes, cupcakes and cookies.
Ingredients
- 8 ounces of full fat cream cheese, room temperature
- 1/2 cup of salted butter, room temperature
- 3-3 1/2 cups of confectioners sugar, sifted
- 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
- a pinch of salt
Instructions
- Using an electric hand mixer, whip 8 ounces of room temperature cream cheese with 1/2 cup of room temperature butter until creamy
- Add 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract and 2 cups of confectioners sugar and whip until incorporated
- Gradually add additional confectioners sugar until consistency and desired level of sweetness is achieved
- Use immediately to top cakes, cupcakes or cookies
- Chill if a stiffer frosting is desired