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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.
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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 minutes
Cook Time0 minutes
Total Time10 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: classic cream cheese frosting, cream cheese frosting, easy cream cheese frosting
Servings: 36
Calories: 91kcal
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.
    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.
  • Add milk and vanilla, and then slowly add powdered sugar.
    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.
  • Beat until smooth and creamy.
    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.
  • Frost cinnamon rolls, cookies or cake or eat on graham crackers.
    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.
  • Store leftovers in the refrigerator.
    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.

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
  • For cream cheese frosting for cinnamon rolls, we put on the icing when the rolls are warm which melts the cream cheese icing into a thinner consistency.  For a nice thick cream cheese icing, let the rolls cool first, and then frost. 
  • Please note that the carb counts, calorie counts and nutritional information varies greatly depending on the products you use. The auto-calculation is an automated estimate and should NOT be used for specific dietary needs.

Nutrition

Calories: 91kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 0.4g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 13mg | Sodium: 40mg | Potassium: 10mg | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 164IU | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 0.01mg