Cream cheese frosting
An average of 3.6 out of 5 stars from 13 ratings
- Prepare
- less than 30 mins
- Cook
- no cooking required
- Serve
- Makes enough for one cake
Sweet and tangy, this easy cream cheese frosting is fantastic on carrot cakes and cupcakes. Vary this basic recipe by adding colours or flavours.
Ingredients
- 150g/5½oz unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 45g/3 tbsp caster sugar
- 300g/10½oz full-fat cream cheese
Method
Place the butter in a large bowl with the caster sugar.
Beat the butter and sugar together for 2-3 minutes until light and creamy.
Then beat in the cream cheese until smooth. Do not overbeat or the icing may turn runny.
