Cream cheese icing is absolutely the best icing and great on cakes, cupcakes and brownies. Try this great alternative to buttercream.
This icing has 4 simple ingredients and is so easy to make. Cream Cheese Icing is not as sweet as a lot of other icings and is often topped with chopped nuts which also cuts back on sweetness. Perfect for carrot cake, chocolate cake and red velvet cake. Check out my recipe for Pumpkin Sheet Cake. Perfect for the holidays!
What you need
Cream cheese
Butter
Vanilla
Powdered sugar
How to make Cream Cheese Icing
Place softened cream cheese and butter into a mixing bowl. Mix them together and add the vanilla.
Next add the powdered sugar. Start your mixer on low speed and gradually work up to medium as the powdered sugar incorporates into the cream cheese and butter mixture.
This icing will seem as if it won’t come together, but just give it a minute and it will become smooth and creamy without adding any milk. This creamy and delicious Cream Cheese Icing is ready in minutes!
Cream Cheese Icing
Cream cheese icing is absolutely the best icing and great on cakes, cupcakes and brownies. Try this wonderful alternative to buttercream.
Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1 stick butter, softened
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
- 3 cups powdered sugar
Directions
- Step 1 Place softened cream cheese and butter into a mixing bowl. Mix them together and add the vanilla.
- Step 2 Next add the powdered sugar. Start your mixer on low speed and gradually work up to medium as the powdered sugar incorporates into the cream cheese and butter mixture.
- Step 3 This icing will seem as if it won’t come together, but just give it a minute and it will become smooth and creamy without adding any milk.
