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cream cheese icing recipe

Whipped Cream Cheese Icing

A creamy cake or cupcake icing made from cream cheese, whipped cream, vanilla and confectioners' sugar.
5 from 52 votes
Course Dessert

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 16 Ounces Cream Cheese, room temperature
  • 1 Cup Confectioners' Sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Bean Paste (or vanilla extract)
  • 32 Fluid Ounces Heavy Whipping Cream

Instructions
 

  • Place room temperature cream cheese in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whip attachment.
  • Add confectioners sugar and vanilla bean paste to the bowl.
  • Begin mixing on low speed and gradually increase the speed to medium.
  • Continue to whip the sugar and cream cheese until no lumps are present (2 - 3 minutes). Scrape the side of the bowl if needed.
  • With the mixer running, slowly begin pouring heavy cream into the mixing bowl.
  • Continue to mix until stiff peaks form. The icing is now ready to be used.
  • Refrigerate icing if not using immediately.

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Notes

This recipe will produce enough frosting to fill and pipe rosettes on a 9" cake.  If not piping rosettes, a half recipe will be sufficient.
Keyword cream cheese frosting recipe, whipped cream cheese icing
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