The Very Best Cream Cheese Frosting

6 INGREDIENTS • 3 STEPS • 15MINS

The Very Best Cream Cheese Frosting

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This is the VERY Best Cream Cheese Frosting. Perfectly smooth, never stiff. Creamy and cream-cheesy, and excellent for piping and decorating. And it won’t melt and droop at room temperature!

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This is the VERY Best Cream Cheese Frosting. Perfectly smooth, never stiff. Creamy and cream-cheesy, and excellent for piping and decorating. And it won’t melt and droop at room temperature!

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15MINS

Total Time

$1.08

Cost Per Serving

Ingredients

Servings

12

us / metric

6 cups

Powdered Confectioners Sugar

2 cups

Cream Cheese, room temperature

1/2 cup

Salted Butter, room temperature

1/2 cup

Vegetable Shortening, room temperature

1 Tbsp

1 tsp

Vanilla Extract

Nutrition Per Serving

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Calories

518

Fat

30.9 g

Protein

2.7 g

Carbs

57.5 g

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Author's Notes

This recipe makes enough to GENEROUSLY frost 12 - 16 cupcakes or a layered 8 or 9-inch cake.

Cooking Instructions

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step 1

In a large mixing bowl, beat Powdered Confectioners Sugar (6 cups) on high speed for a few seconds to break up lumps.

step 1 In a large mixing bowl, beat Powdered Confectioners Sugar (6 cups) on high speed for a few seconds to break up lumps.

step 2

Add the Cream Cheese (2 cups), Salted Butter (1/2 cup) and Vegetable Shortening (1/2 cup). Beat on low, gradually increasing speed. Continue to beat, scraping the sides, on medium speed for 3 to 5 minutes until smooth and creamy.

step 2 Add the Cream Cheese (2 cups), Salted Butter (1/2 cup) and Vegetable Shortening (1/2 cup). Beat on low, gradually increasing speed. Continue to beat, scraping the sides, on medium speed for 3 to 5 minutes until smooth and creamy.

step 3

Beat in the Milk (1 Tbsp) and Vanilla Extract (1 tsp) and increase speed and beat for another 1 to 2 minutes until desired consistency and its ready to use.

step 3 Beat in the Milk (1 Tbsp) and Vanilla Extract (1 tsp) and increase speed and beat for another 1 to 2 minutes until desired consistency and its ready to use.

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