awesome cream cheese frosting recipe i found on simplyrecipes tried it and was awesome and so easy Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe Prep time: 5 minutes Add to shopping list INGREDIENTS 1/2 cup of butter (1 stick), room temperature 8 oz of Philly cream cheese (1 package), room temperature 2 - 3 cups of powdered sugar 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract METHOD 1 With an electric mixer, mix the butter and cream cheese together, about 3 minutes on medium speed until very smooth. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl to ensure even mixing. 2 Add the vanilla extract and mix. Slowly add the powdered sugar. Keep adding until you get to desired sweetness and thickness. 3 Either spread on with a blunt knife or spatula, or spoon into a piping bag to decorate your cake or cupcake. Variations: Adding a teaspoon of Chinese Five Spice is always great for exotic chocolate cakes. Adding freshly ground ginger helps spice up a carrot cake. Freshly ground chai spice or even the contents of a bag of earl grey tea are heady and aromatic. The scrapings from a vanilla bean can be very sweet and heavenly for red velvet or dark chocolate cakes. Freshly grated or dried, flaked coconut mixed in makes it perfect for a coconut cake.
Posted on: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 18:48:53 +0000
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