Desserts

Cream Cheese Frosting

Makes 4 cups

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Cream Cheese Frosting

Makes 4 cups

A classic cream cheese frosting, perfect for a variety of cakes, especially carrot and chocolate.

Nutritional analysis per serving (2 tablespoons): Calories 157 (43% from fat)
carb. 21g
pro. 1g fat 8g
sat. fat 5g
chol. 23mg
sod. 46mg calc. 14mg
fiber 0g
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Ingredients

  • 5½cups confectioners’ sugar
  • ¼teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1pound (two standard 8-ounce packages) cream cheese, at room temperature
  • 8tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into 1-inch pieces and at room temperature
  • 2teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Preparation

1. Sift the sugar into a small bowl and reserve. Put cream cheese in the Cuisinart® mixing bowl. Attach the flat mixing paddle and mix on Speed 4 until smooth, about 1½ to 2 minutes.2. Add butter and beat until fully incorporated and smooth, stopping to scrape down as necessary. Reduce speed to 2 and, with the mixer running, slowly add the sifted confectioners’ sugar to the bowl and mix until incorporated, about 2 minutes. Scrape the entire bowl well. Add vanilla extract. Mix on Speed 5 until incorporated.3. Refrigerate to set, at least 30 minutes.

This recipe was prepared with

Cuisinart Precision Master 5.5-Quart Stand Mixer

Cuisinart Precision Master 5.5-Quart Stand Mixer

$249.95