Easy Cream Cheese Frosting Recipes

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CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Try Martha Stewart's quick and easy cream cheese frosting recipe. Cream cheese frosting is a delicious delight atop cupcakes and a favorite on pumpkin cake, carrot cake, and more.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes

Yield Makes about 2 cups

Number Of Ingredients 4



Cream Cheese Frosting image

Steps:

  • Place cream cheese in a medium mixing bowl. Using a rubber spatula, soften cream cheese. Gradually add butter, and continue beating until smooth and well blended. Sift in confectioners' sugar, and continue beating until smooth. Add vanilla, and stir to combine.

8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into pieces, room temperature
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

EASY CHOCOLATE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Cream cheese frosting - only better! ;-)

Provided by D. Stafford

Categories     Desserts     Frostings and Icings     Cream Cheese

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 4



Easy Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting image

Steps:

  • In double boiler melt chips and add heavy cream, mix until smooth take off of heat.
  • In mixing bowl cream together sugar and cream cheese until smooth, slowly add chocolate mixture. Mixture will thicken up as the chocolate cools.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 79.5 calories, Carbohydrate 6 g, Cholesterol 13.7 mg, Fat 6.3 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 3.9 g, Sodium 29.4 mg, Sugar 5.1 g

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
¼ cup confectioners' sugar
¼ cup heavy whipping cream
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

This smooth, versatile cream cheese frosting has a delicate vanilla flavor. The woman who made the wedding cake for our daughter, Leanne, and her groom, Billy, used this recipe. It's also excellent on carrot cake. -Sharon Lugdon, Greenbush, Maine

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 10m

Yield about 3 cups.

Number Of Ingredients 5



Cream Cheese Frosting image

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, butter, vanilla and, if desired, salt until fluffy. Gradually beat in enough confectioners' sugar to achieve desired consistency. Store in the refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 234 calories, Fat 9g fat (6g saturated fat), Cholesterol 27mg cholesterol, Sodium 109mg sodium, Carbohydrate 38g carbohydrate (35g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.

1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon salt, optional
3-3/4 to 4 cups confectioners' sugar

BASIC CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

This recipe delivers a basic cream cheese frosting using just butter, cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, and vanilla.

Provided by JJ

Categories     Desserts     Frostings and Icings     Cream Cheese

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 4



Basic Cream Cheese Frosting image

Steps:

  • Beat softened butter and cream cheese until well blended.
  • Add powdered sugar and vanilla. Beat until creamy.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 291.5 calories, Carbohydrate 40.4 g, Cholesterol 41.1 mg, Fat 14.3 g, Protein 1.5 g, SaturatedFat 9 g, Sodium 110.9 mg, Sugar 39.3 g

½ cup butter, softened
8 ounces cream cheese
4 cups confectioners' sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

You know that no cake, cupcake, bar or cookie is complete without the perfect layer of cream cheese icing or frosting. Luckily, our spreadable and creamy homemade recipe is ready in just 5 minutes with 4 simple ingredients. Sweet with just the right amount of tang, this from-scratch Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe is the perfect finish for carrot cake, red velvet cupcakes, pumpkin-spice bars and more. Soon you'll be adding this cream cheese frosting recipe to everything on the dessert tray and more.

Provided by By Stephanie Wise

Categories     Dessert

Time 5m

Yield 32

Number Of Ingredients 4



Cream Cheese Frosting image

Steps:

  • In large bowl, beat softened butter and cream cheese with electric mixer on medium speed 2 to 3 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally, until smooth and creamy.
  • Stir in vanilla, then stir in powdered sugar. Add more powdered sugar as needed until frosting is a thick spreadable consistency.
  • Spread or pipe frosting on cooled cake or cupcakes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 170, Carbohydrate 21 g, Cholesterol 25 mg, Fat 2, Fiber 0 g, Protein 0 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 85 mg, Sugar 20 g, TransFat 0 g

1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups powdered sugar, plus more as needed

EASY CREAM CHEESE FROSTING FOR CARROT CAKE

Use this simple cream-cheese frosting generously on our Carrot Cake.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes

Yield Makes enough for one 9-inch, three-layer cake

Number Of Ingredients 4



Easy Cream Cheese Frosting for Carrot Cake image

Steps:

  • Beat cream cheese and vanilla with a mixer on medium speed until creamy. Gradually add butter, beating until incorporated after each addition.
  • Reduce speed to low. Gradually add confectioners' sugar, and beat until fluffy and smooth.

16 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
2 sticks (16 tablespoons) unsalted butter, cut into small pieces and brought to room temperature
2 pounds confectioners' sugar, sifted

SIMPLE CREAM-CHEESE FROSTING

This simple cream-cheese frosting is the perfect accompaniment for a number of tasty desserts.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Dessert & Treats Recipes

Yield Makes enough for 24 cupcakes

Number Of Ingredients 5



Simple Cream-Cheese Frosting image

Steps:

  • Beat butter and cream cheese with a mixer on medium-high speed until fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Reduce speed to low. Add sugar, 1 cup at a time, and then jam and vanilla; mix until smooth.

8 ounces (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
12 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
1 pound (4 cups) confectioners' sugar, sifted
2 to 3 tablespoons strained raspberry jam
3/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING FOR FLAG CAKE

This not-too-sweet frosting is used to make our Flag Cake. It's also a star atop cupcakes and carrot cake.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes

Yield Makes 7 cups, enough for Flag Cake

Number Of Ingredients 4



Cream Cheese Frosting for Flag Cake image

Steps:

  • Place butter and cream cheese in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Beat on medium-high until fluffy. Reduce speed; add confectioners' sugar and vanilla, beat until well combined.

1 pound unsalted butter, room temperature
1 1/2 pounds cream cheese, room temperature
1 pound confectioners' sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

WHIPPED CREAM CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

A decadent whipped cream and cream cheese frosting that has everyone asking if they can lick the bowl. It pipes very well.

Provided by Tom

Categories     Desserts     Frostings and Icings     Cream Cheese

Time 15m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 5



Whipped Cream Cream Cheese Frosting image

Steps:

  • In a small bowl beat whipping cream until stiff peaks form; set aside.
  • In a large bowl combine cream cheese, sugar, salt and vanilla. Beat until smooth, then fold in whipped cream.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 233.3 calories, Carbohydrate 18 g, Cholesterol 61.3 mg, Fat 17.5 g, Protein 2 g, SaturatedFat 11 g, Sodium 90.8 mg, Sugar 16.8 g

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
1 cup white sugar
⅛ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ½ cups heavy whipping cream

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