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Perfect Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe

Ingredients

How to make it

  • In a medium bowl, cream together the cold cream cheeses and butter until creamy.
  • Mix in the vanilla, then gradually stir in the confectioners' sugar. Store in the refrigerator after use.

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    " It was excellent "
    lovinfood23 ate it and said...
    delicious!!!!
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    " It was excellent "
    pouncytoo ate it and said...
    Absolutely perfect for piping! Only added 2 tsp of Chinese ground ginger to go with my five spice pineapple mini cupcakes. Had more than enough to decorate. Thanks for a great recipe!!
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    " It was excellent "
    sjbenoist ate it and said...
    Great stuff!
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  • yharrison4 15 years ago
    OMG! I love this I tweeked it a little by adding a teaspoon of heavy whiiping cream and 3 packs of cream cheese instead of two!!!! I love it thank you so much..I was having the hardest time trying to find a cream cheese frosting I can pipe! My red velvet cake recipe is now complete!Thank you for sharing!
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  • bitsyskitchen 16 years ago
    Hi, You know I'm not sure how long it could stay out as Ive always just cut a slice off and then put back the rest in the fridge. But I would say at least an hour??... Depending on the temp. of course. I havent tried the meringue powder with cream cheese yet. That is a great idea. I have used it with my chocolate frosting though..
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  • cakelady 16 years ago
    Hi! Love the idea of using the "cold" cream cheese. I have done a carrot wedding cake before and had to use butter cream for fear it would "melt" if I used cream cheese. How long can this icing stay out at room temperature? Have you tried "stabilizing" with meringue powder? Did it make a difference? Thanks!!!!!
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  • bitsyskitchen 16 years ago
    Hi! I hadnt either but it does make a difference. It keeps it from being too soft for spreading and piping otherwise.
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  • alaskanmom 16 years ago
    I'd never heard of using "cold" cream cheese frosting. I have a recipe my mom gave me for pumpkin bars with cream cheese frosting, but it calls for it to be room temp. Isn't it tough to mix with it being cold? I'm not that much of a baker, I'm more of a cooker (dinner that is) It sounds interesting to try and I have all the ingredients to do it.
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  • bitsyskitchen 17 years ago
    Glad you liked it. I think its the best cream cheese frosting myself.
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    " It was excellent "
    dandelion ate it and said...
    I just made this for vanilla cupcakes. Yummm!
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