Cream Cheese Frosting

Name: Cream Cheese Frosting
Yield: Makes 470 g (16½ oz)
Ingredients: 200 g (7 oz) full-fat cream cheese; 1 tsp vanilla bean paste; 250 g (9 oz/1¾ cups) icing (powdered) sugar; 40 g (1½ oz/3 tbsp) softened unsalted butter

Preparation info

Makes
470 g

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Soulful Baker

By Julie Jones

Published 2017

About

Cream cheese frosting will pretty much go with anything, from banana bread to chocolate cake, so do try it on other bakes too. It is important that the cream cheese and butter are at room temperature before making, so take both out of the fridge well in advance.

Ingredients

200 g (7 oz) full-fat cream cheese
40 g (1½

Garnish
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Add the cream cheese and butter to the bowl of a free-standing mixer and beat using the paddle attachment until well combined. Sieve in the sugar, add the vanilla and continue to beat until everything is smooth. If lumps are evident, pass through a sieve.