Best Ever Cream Cheese Frosting

Name: Best Ever Cream Cheese Frosting
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 2.5 cups
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 8 ounces cream cheese room temperature; ⅓ cup unsalted butter softened; 3 to 3 ½ cups powdered sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or lemon juice; ⅛ teaspoon salt

5 min·American

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Total5 min

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Ingredients

8 ounces cream cheese room temperature
⅓ cup unsalted butter softened
3 to 3 ½ cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract or lemon juice
⅛ teaspoon salt

Instructions

2 steps

Combine cream cheese and butter with a mixer on medium speed until smooth and creamy. Mix in vanilla (or lemon juice and lemon zest if using).

Add in salt and powdered sugar a bit at a time, scraping the sides of the bowl as needed. Continue beating on medium speed until fluffy. Do not overmix.

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