Perfect Cream Cheese Frosting
- Prep Time 5 minutes
- Cook Time 0 minutes
- Total Time 5 minutes
- Yield 3 cups frosting
- Category dessert
- Method kitchenaid
- Cuisine american
Perfect Cream Cheese Frosting
Every baker should have a perfect cream cheese frosting in her back pocket. Frost your carrot cake, red velvet cake, and everything in between with this recipe for the best cream cheese frosting you’ll ever have!
- Prep Time 5 minutes
- Cook Time 0 minutes
- Total Time 5 minutes
- Yield 3 cups frosting
- Category dessert
- Method kitchenaid
- Cuisine american
Ingredients
Units
- 8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 5 1/2 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- Place the softened butter and cream cheese in a stand mixer fit with the whisk attachment. Beat the butter and cream cheese together until homogenous and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
- Scrape down the bowl.
- Add the vanilla extract, salt, and powdered sugar and whip to combine. After about a minute of mixing, use a rubber spatula to scrape down the bowl and beat for 2 more minutes until light and fluffy.
- Use to frost your cakes as needed!
Notes
- Make sure your butter and cream cheese are true room temperature to prevent and clumps or splitting!
- The whisk attachment will help to get your frosting light and fluffy.