Buttercream Cream Cheese Decorator Frosting
By scratch cook
This delicious buttercream and cream cheese frosting is perfect for decorating! If you are going to use this as a colored decorator frosting, I've found that adding the gel colors when you add the extracts and milk seems to work the best.
Ingredients
- 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup Crisco shortening (preferably butter flavored)
- 1/2 teaspoon coconut flavoring
- 1 ⁄2 teaspoon lemon extract
- 1/2 teaspoon butter flavoring
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 to 4 tablespoons milk
- 2 pounds powdered sugar
- Gel coloring (optional)
Details
Preparation
Step 1
Beat the cream cheese, butter and crisco on medium or high speed for 1 minute or until light and fluffy. Add extracts, flavorings and 3 tablespoons of milk, beat on medium speed until combined. Gradually add the powdered sugar in about six different intervals and beat until well combined between intervals, using a rubber scraper to make sure all ingredients are incorporated. Beat on high speed for approximately 1 minute to increase the volume. Frosting will be light and fluffy, you may need to add up to 1 tablespoons of milk for desired consistency. I usually add up to 1 teaspoons extra of one of the extracts if I am going to use the frosting for use in a decorating bag. I just prefer the flavoring instead of the extra milk.
Note:
If you are going to use this as a colored decorator frosting I've found that adding the gel colors when you add the extracts and milk seems to work the best.
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