Best Cream Cheese Frosting

This cream cheese frosting has that delicious cream cheese tang, but the structure of a classic buttercream! It pipes like a dream, and is great for frosting layer cakes and cupcakes!!

📝 Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature (339g)
• 1/2 cup (4 oz) full-fat cream cheese, room temperature (113g)
• 1 Tbsp vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste (12ml)
• 1 tsp fine salt (6g)
• 7 cups powdered sugar (904g or a 2 lb bag)
• 2 Tbsp heavy whipping cream, room temperature (30ml)

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1--- Cream Cheese Buttercream Frosting: ---
2. 2Beat 1 1/2 cups of butter and 1/2 cup of cream cheese on a medium speed for 30 seconds with a stand mixer and paddle attachment or hand mixer until smooth.
3. 3Add in 1 Tbsp vanilla extract and 1 tsp fine salt, and beat on low until the ingredients are combined.
4. 4Gradually mix in 7 cups of powdered sugar on a low speed. Halfway through, add in 2 Tbsp of heavy cream to make the frosting easier to mix. Mix on the lowest setting for another minute to make sure the frosting is nice and smooth.
5. 5If the frosting seems too thick at this stage, add additional cream (1 tablespoon at a time).
6. 6If the frosting seems too thin, add more powdered sugar (1/4 cup at a time).
7. 7Once it's reached the desired consistency, cover the cream cheese frosting with a piece of plastic wrap or place it in a piping bag. This will prevent a crust from forming until you're ready to use it.