Recipe: Perfect Vanilla Buttercream Cream Cheese Frosting

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Vanilla Buttercream Cream Cheese Frosting. Vergelijk de prijzen voordat je koopt. Cream Cheese Buttercream frosting: With a mixer on medium speed beat the butter until creamy. Add vanilla and cream cheese and continue beating until smooth.

Vanilla Buttercream Cream Cheese Frosting The most basic vanilla buttercream frosting contains good quality butter, powdered sugar and vanilla flavoring beaten together until light and fluffy. The addition of cream cheese to this mixture will make cream cheese buttercream frosting, which is popular on red velvet and carrot cake, as well as cinnamon buns. Cream cheese frosting is a great alternative to a traditional buttercream frosting. You can cook Vanilla Buttercream Cream Cheese Frosting using 4 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Vanilla Buttercream Cream Cheese Frosting

  1. Prepare 8 oz of cream cheese, at room temperatire.
  2. It's 4 oz of butter, I used salted ( 1 stick ) at room temperature.
  3. Prepare 4 cup of confectioners sugar.
  4. You need 1 tsp of vanilla extract.

The addition of cream cheese and reduced amount of sugar make it less sweet with a tangy flavor. It pairs perfectly with just about any cake flavor! Add this frosting to your next carrot cake, red velvet cake, lemon cake, chocolate cake, or vanilla cake. Watch how to make this recipe.

Vanilla Buttercream Cream Cheese Frosting instructions

  1. In a large bowl beat cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy. Add confectioners sugar and beat ntil well blended..
  2. Chill for about 30 minutes to firm up for easier spreading..
  3. This will frost a two layer cake or 24 cupcakes..
  4. To change the flavor of frosting replace the vanilla with any other extract, almond, peppermint, coconut etc..

In a standing mixer fitted with a whisk, mix together sugar and butter. Both buttercream and cream cheese frosting contain powdered sugar, butter, and vanilla. The butter and powdered sugar allow for a rich, creamy texture, with the vanilla proving flavor. Oftentimes, they contain a small bit of salt. This cuts back on the sweetness and enhances the flavor.