Cream Cheese Frosting

Name: Cream Cheese Frosting
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: about 3 cups
Ingredients: 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened; 1/2 cup butter, softened; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1/8 teaspoon salt, optional; 3-3/4 to 4 cups confectioners' sugar

Total Time Prep/Total Time: 10 min.

Yield about 3 cups

Test Kitchen Approved

This cream cheese frosting hits every mark: tangy, rich and smooth as velvet. You only need four ingredients to pull it off!

Ingredients

1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon salt, optional
3-3/4 to 4 cups confectioners' sugar

Directions

In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, butter, vanilla and, if desired, salt until fluffy. Gradually beat in enough confectioners' sugar to achieve desired consistency. Store in the refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts

2 tablespoons: 234 calories, 9g fat (6g saturated fat), 27mg cholesterol, 109mg sodium, 38g carbohydrate (35g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.

This smooth, versatile cream cheese frosting has a delicate vanilla flavor. The woman who made the wedding cake for our daughter, Leanne, and her groom, Billy, used this recipe. It's also excellent on carrot cake. —Sharon Lugdon, Greenbush, Maine

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