Cream Cheese Frosting
Perfectly balanced in flavor and velvety smooth in texture, this recipe for cream cheese frosting might just become your new favorite. It calls for a smaller proportion of cream cheese than most, and consequently much less powdered sugar, but the end result is still both plenty sweet and gloriously creamy. But most importantly, when it comes to that delicate tanginess which makes cream cheese frosting so special in the first place, this version has just the right amount of teeth.
Ingredients
- 4 ounces cream cheese (full fat) softened
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- pinch kosher salt
Instructions
- Place the cream cheese and butter in a medium bowl.
- Beat with an electric mixer on high speed just until incorporated.
- Add the powdered sugar, vanilla, and salt. Beat on low speed until the powdered sugar has been incorporated.
- Then switch to high speed and beat for about 2 minutes more.
- Use immediately or store in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.