Cream Cheese Frosting
Five ingredients are all you need to make this smooth and silky cream cheese frosting -- perfect for cakes, cupcakes, cookies and more!
Servings: 8 Servings
Ingredients
- 1 pound full-fat cream cheese softened
- ¾ cup unsalted butter 12 tablespoons, softened
- 2 ½ cups powdered sugar sifted*
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest fresh
- pinch salt
Instructions
- In a large bowl using an electric hand mixer or in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat cream cheese and butter on medium-high speed until completely smooth, about 2 minutes.
- Reduce speed to low; gradually spoon in powdered sugar. Once powdered sugar is just incorporated, increase speed to medium-high and mix until frosting is light and silky, about 1 minute.
- Reduce speed to low; add vanilla, lemon zest and salt. Return speed to medium-high until ingredients are well-combined, about 10 seconds.
- Use frosting on cakes, cupcakes, cookies, quick breads, etc. Store leftover frosting in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days.
Notes
- *To sift powdered sugar, spoon and tap it through a fine-mesh strainer. If you don't have a strainer, you can whisk the powdered sugar in a bowl until no large clumps remain.
- About 4 cups
Nutrition
Calories: 359kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 53mg | Sodium: 401mg | Potassium: 164mg | Fiber: 0.03g | Sugar: 40g | Vitamin A: 562IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 205mg | Iron: 0.1mg