Silky Smooth Cream Cheese Frosting
Silky smooth cream cheese frosting is such a classic with the perfect amount of tang and easily pipeable on all your favourite treats! Comes together in less than 10 minutes and is super easy for beginners.
Ingredients
- 8 oz/225g cream cheese room temperature
- 1/2 cup (113g) unsalted butter room temperature
- 3 1/4 cups (455g) icing sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp lemon juice
- 0-2 tbsp milk (if needed for consistency)
Instructions
- To the bowl of a stand mixer, add the cream cheese and butter. Beat on high speed for 2 minutes, scraping down the sides of the bowl.
- Sift in half the amount of icing sugar and mix at low speed until starting to incorporate. Then beat at high speed for additional 30 seconds. Add in the rest of the sugar, the salt, vanilla and lemon juice. Again mix at low speed until incorporated.
- Beat on high speed for additional 1-2 minutes or until light and fluffy. If your frosting is a bit too thick to pipe, add in milk, 1 tbsp at a time until you reach the desired consistency.
- To get the air bubbles out, mix the frosting by hand with a spatula for 1-2 minutes. This helps give you a smooth frosting when piping. Then pipe however you desire. I used a Wilton 1M tip for the pictures. As this is a cream cheese frosting, I would eat right away once you frost your cake or cupcakes. Otherwise, store in the fridge and take out about 30 minutes before serving and enjoy!
Nutrition
Serving: 3 tbspCalories: 198kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 1gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 6gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.15gCholesterol: 27mgSodium: 77mgPotassium: 20mgSugar: 26gCalcium: 14mgIron: 0.03mg
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