Favorite Cream Cheese Buttercream
Want a frosting that's delicious, not overly sweet, but is still great for decorating? Here's my Favorite Cream Cheese Buttercream frosting recipe!
Servings: 1 8-inch cake or 24 cupcakes
Calories: 328kcal
Equipment
- Stand mixer + paddle attachment (or hand mixer)
Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese (one package; softened)
- 1 cup butter (two sticks, softened)
- 6 cups powdered sugar
- 1-2 Tablespoons milk
- 1 Tablespoon clear vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt (if using unsalted butter)
Instructions
- Beat together softened cream cheese and butter; slowly add in powdered sugar alternating with milk until frosting reaches a spreadable/pipeable consistency.
- Add vanilla and salt if needed and beat until well combined.
- (Add liquid or gel food colorings if desired!)
Notes
(Please note nutrition information is an estimate, and may not be exactly accurate. Calorie count for 1/24th recipe - amount for 1 cupcake - is 218; including 3og carbohydrate, 1g protein, and 11g fat.)
Nutrition
Serving: 116th recipe (amount for 1 cake slice) | Calories: 328kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 16g