Cream Cheese Frosting for Cakes and Cupcakes | The Speckled Palate
Cream Cheese Frosting for Cakes and Cupcakes
20 mins prepServes 12
Luscious, tangy Cream Cheese Frosting is the perfect topping for cakes and cupcakes... and any other baked goods you can imagine! This thick, whipped frosting recipe requires just 5 ingredients and is easy to make at home.
14 Beat the cream cheese and butter together in a large bowl with a stand mixer or a hand mixer until light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes. It will turn a light yellow.
15 Beat in the vanilla extract, about 1-2 minutes.
16 Add the powdered sugar and salt. Use the electric mixer to incorporate them into the cream cheese and butter mixture. If your powdered sugar has lumps in it, run it through a fine mesh strainer so that the frosting is not lumpy.
17 When the icing is smooth, chill in the refrigerator until you’re ready to ice your cupcakes or cake. You can transfer the icing to a piping bag, or you can simply dollop it onto the cupcakes.
18 Frost your baked goods and enjoy!
