The BEST Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting

Creamy, dreamy, vanilla flavored cream cheese frosting that is super versatile and easy to whip up!  You will love this recipe for The BEST Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting.

I love a good frosting recipe that is versatile and not too sweet.  If you are not a fan of super sweet buttery frostings then this recipe is for you!  A blend of a traditional buttercream with a hint of cream cheese and vanilla.  Not only can this recipe be made in just about 10 minutes or less you can add additional flavors to suit your cupcake or cake frosting flavor profile! I added a bit of almond extract which makes this version super delicious and not too sweet.  You can even substitute in fresh lemon juice for the cream to make a lemon vanilla frosting.  Either way it is still super delicious!

How to make The BEST Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting:

Step 1:

In the bowl of a mixer beat the room temperature butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy about 3 minutes.

Step 2:

Add in Vanilla and Almond Extract until incorporated.  Then add in powdered sugar 1 cup at a time.

Step 3:

Mix in Heavy cream 1 tablespoon at a time until incorporated.

This frosting is a dream to pipe onto cupcakes and holds its shape perfectly!  I hate it when you frost a beautiful cupcake only to have the frosting droop and drip off hours later.  This is my go to frosting whenever making cupcakes for my kids parties or in general when I am craving a sweet cupcake treat!

Enjoy!

Ingredients:

• 1 Cup Butter (Softened)
• 4 oz. Cream Cheese (Softened)
• 1 Tb Vanilla Extract
• 1 tsp Almond Extract
• 4.5 cups of Powdered Sugar
• 4-5 Tb of Heavy cream

 

Instructions:

In the bowl of a mixer beat cream cheese and butter until blended, light and fluffy about 3 minutes.

With the mixer on low slowly mix in Vanilla and Almond extract.  Then add powdered sugar a cup at a time and continue to mix until sugar is incorporated.

Add heavy cream 1 Tb at a time till frosting reaches a nice consistency for piping, thick but not too thick.

Frost cooled cupcakes or cake.

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