Cream Cheese Icing

By jenncrose

Gently sweet Cream Cheese Icing has a surprising twist of orange zest.
Ingredients:

Ingredients

• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
• 2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese , softened
• 8 cups confectioners' sugar (about 2 lbs.)
• 1 tablespoon milk

Preparation

Step 1

In large bowl, beat butter and cream cheese with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Gradually add confectioners' sugar and milk. Beat on high until smooth (30 - 60 seconds). If icing seems too thin, add confectioners' sugar 1 tablespoon at a time. If it seems too thick, add more milk 1 teaspoon at a time until icing reaches desired consistency.