This soft and creamy classic cream cheese frosting lets the cream cheese flavor really shine! This simple recipe pairs beautifully with spice cakes and old-fashioned banana cake.
Servings 3cups
Prep Time 10 minutesmins
Total Time 10 minutesmins
Ingredients
Cream Cheese Buttercream Frosting
8ouncesCream Cheese
1 stick(s) (4ounces)Salted Butterat room temperature
Using a stand mixer (preferred) or handheld mixer and a large bowl, beat the cream cheese until broken up and softened.
Add the room temperature salted butter and continue to beat, scraping the sides of the bowl as needed. Beat and scrape until there are no lumps.
While the mixer is on low, slowly add the powdered sugar mixture. until it's fully mixed in.
Add the pure vanilla, then scrape the bowl again beat on high for about one minute to add air into the cream cheese buttercream.
Notes
The frosting will seem soft at first, but it will thicken significantly when refrigerated. You can refrigerate it for a few minutes before using it, but if it is super cold it will be harder to work with.
When using this frosting to make layer cakes, I recommend layering the cakes from frozen as described in How to Bake and Layer Cakes Like a Pro. Frost a thin crumb coat on the layer cake, then let the cake firm up in the freezer for about 10 minutes before adding a final coat of buttercream frosting.