This melt-in-your-mouth "bakery-style" peanut butter cream cheese frosting from Amycakes Bakery is light, creamy and delicious. Use it to frost your favorite cake or cupcakes. A 1x batch will frost and fill one 6" three-layer cake or about 14 cupcakes generously and a 2x batch will frost and fill one 8" three-layer cake or about 28 cupcakes generously.
Servings 3cups
Prep Time 10 minutesmins
Total Time 10 minutesmins
Ingredients
4ouncesCream Cheese
1 ½ sticks (6ounces)Salted Butterat room temperature
48 grams (¼cup)butter flavored shorteningyou may also use regular or substitute with equal parts butter
(optional) 1TablespoonInstant ClearjelYou can add this if you would like a thicker, more stabilized frosting. See notes section.
Instructions
Whisk the powdered sugar and Instant Clearjel (if using)together until well-blended. Set aside.
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 until there are no lumps, scraping the sides of the bowl as needed.
Add the shortening and beat and scrape the sides until the mixture is smooth without lumps.
While the mixer is on low, slowly add the powdered sugar mixture. It will be thick, but continue to beat on low until it is well incorporated.
Add the peanut butter and pure vanilla and mix on medium speed until well-blended, scraping the sides of the bow as needed. Then while the mixer is on low, pour in the heavy cream.
Beat the peanut butter buttercream on high for two-three minutes. This will add air into the buttercream and make it light and fluffy.
This buttercream is best served at room temperature. If you aren't serving it within 24 hours, refrigerate it, but remove it from the fridge a couple of hours before using so that it may come back to room temperature before frosting cakes, cupcakes, or serving.
Notes
Read my article Instant Clearjel: a Magical Little-Known Bakery Ingredient to see why I think this ingredient is worth having in your pantry. Instant Clearjel must always be whisked thoroughly with other dry ingredients before being added to wet ingredients to avoid clumping. If you don’t have Instant Clearjel you can simply leave it out completely, this frosting is delicious without it and has a light silky texture. If you need a thicker frosting, you can add a little bit more powdered sugar.