Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe
Cream cheese can be used for pasta recipes and other savoury dishes, but you can’t overlook its uses in sweet recipes too. Whether you’ve got a freshly cooked Victoria sponge, red velvet cake, or perhaps a lemon drizzle, you may be wondering how to make cream cheese frosting to finish off your masterpiece. Follow this cream cheese frosting recipe and you can’t go wrong!
To make cream cheese frosting, you will need:
- 225g cream cheese, softened
- 115g unsalted butter, softened
- 480g icing sugar, sifted
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
How to make cheese frosting:
1. Bring cream cheese and butter to room temperature (this will prevent lumps and ensure a smooth, creamy texture for your frosting). Meanwhile, you can sift the powdered sugar.
2. Beat the softened cream cheese and butter until a smooth and creamy mixture is formed.
3. Gradually add the icing sugar. Using a food mixer, mix on low, then beat on medium-high until your cream cheese frosting mixture is light and fluffy.
4. Add the vanilla extract and combine.
5. Finally, beat on high speed for a minute until light and fluffy.
