Cream Cheese Frosting

By junerodgers

Vegetable cakes (such as carrot and zucchini) are the perfect platform for swoops of this tangy cream cheese frosting. This is easiest to spread at room temperature, but keep the cake refrigerated once frosted.


Read more at Marthastewart.com: Cream Cheese Frosting - Martha Stewart Recipes

Ingredients

• 2 pounds cream cheese, softened
• 2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
• 3 cups confectioners' sugar
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Preparation

Step 1

Beat cream cheese, butter, and 1 cup sugar with a mixer on medium speed until combined. With machine running, add remaining 2 cups confectioners' sugar, 1/2 cup at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla, and beat until pale and fluffy, about 4 minutes more.