
Pro-tip: use your paddle attachment or a solid metal whisk attachment. With simple ingredients like butter, cream cheese. The plastic whisk attachment melted off because of the friction! (you can see that on Instagram too, here.) Rich, sweet and slightly tangy, cream cheese frosting brings a delicious flavor and texture to a dessert.

I was letting my mixer really whip the cream cheese but when I went to lift up the beaters, the whisk attachment stayed in the frosting and the post that it was attached to was still in the head of my mixer. I made pounds and pounds of my easy cream cheese frosting. And here and here are pics from her wedding.) (If you want to check out my cake making adventures on Instagram you can here, here, and here. I made and frosted more than 300 red velvet cupcakes with this cream cheese frosting. It is what I made my sister for her birthday just a few months before.Īnyways. I am asked to make it for almost every special occasion now. Its perfect for icing carrot cake, cupcakes, and cookies. She wanted gluten free red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting. This is a classic cream cheese frosting with cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla. My sister got married this past May and I made her wedding cake and the cupcakes to serve at her reception. Ingredients 8 ounces (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature 16 ounces cream cheese, room temperature 1 cups Swerve, Confectioners 2 teaspoons pure.
#CREAM CHEESE FROSTING RECIPE EASY FULL#
The butter and cream cheese really need a full 5 minutes of whipping to incorporate lots of air and make the finished frosting nice and smooth.įunny story. I'd just suggest using a heavy-duty model if you can.Įven when softened the frosting is quite thick and could burn out the motor on a mixer if you aren't careful. You can also use a handheld mixer, I have many times. You just turn it on, and then come back a few minutes later. I love my stand mixer, and that is definitely the easiest way to go. To make frosting you really need some sort of electric mixer.

The second secret is to whip, whip, WHIP! The more you whip your frosting, the fluffier it will be. If they are nice and soft they will whip easily which will give you a light and creamy frosting.
