Cream Cheese Frosting

This Cream Cheese Frosting is perfect for almost any baked good, including cinnamon rolls, carrot cake and even graham crackers. You can not go wrong with a good homemade cream cheese icing when you are looking to top your favorite sweets.

Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe

Is there anything better than homemade frosting?

Barbara found this recipe in what I think has become her go-to church cookbook – Pot ‘O Gold Cookbook from the St. Patrick Altar Society of Imogene, Iowa. She decided to use it to top some homemade Cake Mix Cinnamon Rolls but this recipe can be used in other ways. It would be great on a carrot cake or even just a plain yellow cake.

Be sure to factor in enough time for both of your cream cheese and butter to soften before you start making this frosting. If you don’t allow for it to soften, you’ll have lumpy icing…which tastes the same, but it doesn’t look quite as pretty!

If you have leftovers (and we really hope that you do), store it in the refrigerator to use later.

OR pull out a box of graham crackers and slather a thick layer on one and enjoy. If you want to go crazy, top it with another graham cracker for a delicious sandwich cookie.

Notes About Classic Cream Cheese Frosting:

• Be sure that your cream cheese and butter are both softened.
• The great thing about this frosting is that you can control the consistency. If you want it a bit thinner than what we show on this post, just don’t add all the powdered sugar.
• Use a hand mixer to get the homemade frosting fluffy and creamy.
• For lump-free frosting, try sifting the powdered sugar before adding it to this easy cream cheese frosting recipe.

How to Make Classic Cream Cheese Frosting:

Instructions:

1. Beat together cream cheese and butter.
2. Stir in milk and vanilla; slowly add in powdered sugar, beating until creamy and smooth.

For the full instructions for easy frosting, scroll to the bottom of this post.

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Yellow Cake Mix Gooey Bars

Mom’s Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread

Easy Cherry Crisp

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Cream Cheese Frosting

This Cream Cheese Frosting is perfect for almost any baked good, including cinnamon rolls, carrot cake and even graham crackers.

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time0 mins

Total Time10 mins

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: classic cream cheese frosting, cream cheese frosting, easy cream cheese frosting

Author: Barbara

Ingredients

• 8 oz. package cream cheese softened
• 1/2 cup butter softened
• 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon milk
• 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

• Beat together softened cream cheese and butter.
• Add milk and vanilla, and then slowly add powdered sugar.
• Beat until smooth and creamy.
• Store leftovers in the refrigerator.

Notes

• When making this frosting, be sure that your cream cheese and butter are both softened.
• The great thing about this frosting is that you can control the consistency. If you want it a bit thinner than what we show on this post, just don't add all the powdered sugar.
• Use a hand mixer to get the cream cheese frosting fluffy and creamy.
• For lump-free frosting, try sifting the powdered sugar before adding it to this easy cream cheese frosting recipe. 
• Serve this smothered over Cake Mix Cinnamon Rolls. 

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