Cream Cheese Frosting

Category

Dessert

Servings

2½ to 3 cups of frosting

Prep Time

15 minutes

Everyone will love this classic sweet and creamy frosting made with Cabot Cream Cheese and Unsalted Butter. File this recipe in the "favorites" section of your recipe box to use with carrot cake, cupcakes, or as a sweet dip for fruit or cookies.

Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

  • 2 - 3 cups powdered sugar, sifted

Directions

  1. BRING cream cheese and butter to room temperature to soften.

  2. MIX cream cheese and butter together in a medium-sized bowl until well combined, creamy and soft, either with a mixer or by hand. Add in the vanilla and mix.

  3. ADD sifted powdered sugar to cream cheese and butter gradually, mixing thoroughly each time, until reaching desired consistency and sweetness.

Recipe Tips

This classic cream cheese frosting is delicious on just about anything!

Nutrition

Nutrition

Serving Size
2 tablespoons - 1/24 of recipe
per serving
Calories
100
Amount/Serving % Daily Value
Fat
6 grams
9%
Saturated Fat
4 grams
20%
Cholesterol
20 milligrams
7%
Sodium
25 milligrams
1%
Carbs
11 grams
4%
Fiber
0 grams
0%
Sugar
10 grams
Protein
0 grams
Calcium
14 milligrams
2%
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Cheese As You Please

Our naturally-aged cheddars have 0g of lactose per serving! So go ahead, dig in.

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