Crusting Cream Cheese Icing

By carvalhohm

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup of shortening
• 1/2 cup (one stick) unsalted butter @ room temp
• 1 8oz bar cream cheese at room temp
• 1 tblsp white vanilla extract
• 2 lbs sifted powder sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt

Preparation

Step 1

Cream together shortening, butter, and cream cheese until nice and smooth. Add vanilla into mixture and combine. Sift together sugar and salt, and slowly add to shortening, butter & cheese mixture. Make sure that all sugar is incorporated. Enjoy!

*If to stiff of a consistency use less sugar but all the salt or gradually add milk to make the perfect consistency!