Frosting: Coconut Cream Cheese Frosting

By pavaldez

Ingredients

• 2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, at room temperature
• 1 1/4 sticks unsalted butter, softened
• 2 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1/2 cup canned sweetened cream of coconut, well stirred (recommended: Coco Lopez)
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• Fine sea salt

Preparation

Step 1

Beat the cream cheese in a medium bowl until fluffy, about 3 minutes.

Add the butter and beat until smooth. Add the sugar, sweetened cream of coconut, vanilla extract and pinch of sea salt and beat until well blended, scraping down the sides as needed, for about 3 more minutes.

Cook's Note: For a tropical twist, I add just a splash of fresh lime juice and a dash of finely grated lime zest to the mix!