Easy Cream Cheese Icing Recipe
Easy and quick cream cheese icing that is creamy, soft, smooth and tangy; all flavors in one with just 5 ingredients!
Equipment
- Mixing Bowl
- Electric hand mixer
- Rubber spatula
Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
- 6 tablespoons butter, softened
- 1 and ½ cups confectioner's or powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence/ extract
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- In a medium mixing bowl using an electric hand mixer, combine cream cheese and butter and beat together on medium-high speed until smooth and creamy.
- Slowly add the powdered sugar, be careful as the powder might splatter when combined. Beat until smooth. Scrape sides and mix well to incorporate.
- While beating continuously, add the vanilla essence and the salt. Whip until all ingredients are all combined and have a smooth consistency.
- Spread on cakes, cupcakes, breads, cinnamon rolls and other more baked goodies.
- Cover and store leftover icing for up to 5 days in the refrigerator or up to 3 months in the freezer. Sometimes refrigerated/frozen icing can become a bit. Before using it, thaw in the refrigerator allowing it to soften then beat for a few seconds. Mixing it again will bring it back to its original creaminess.
