Cream Cheese Frosting

By dette

Ingredients

• 1 package (8oz) cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 c. butter or margarine, softened.
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2-3 tsp mik
• 4 c. powdered sugar

Details

Servings 24
Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 20mins

Preparation

Step 1

In large bowl, beat cream cheese, butter, vanilla and 2 tsp of the milk with electric mixer on low speed until smooth, beat in pwdered sugar 1 c. at a time.

Gradually beat in just enough remaining milk to make frosting smooth and spreadable. If frosting is too thick, beat in more milk, a few drops at a time. If frosting becomes too thin, beat in a small amount of powdered sugar.

Leftover forsting can be tightly covered and refrigerated up to 5 days or frozen up to 1 month. Let stand 30 mintues at room temperature to soften; stir before using. Frosts 24 cupcakes (about 2 1/2c)

Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting:
Add 2 oz unsweetened baking chocolate, melted and cooled 10 minutes, with the butter.

2 tbsp: cal 160; fat 6g; sat fat 3.5g; chol 20mg; sod 55mg; carb 24g; prot 0g; 1/2 starch, 1 other carb; 1 fat; carb choice: 1 1/2