Crusting Cream Cheese Icing/Indydebi's buttercream variation.

By idocakes

Ingredients

• 1 8 ounce box cream cheese (softened to room temperature)
• 4 LB. powdered sugar (SIFTED)
• 6 tablespoons Dream Whip
• 2 tablespoons vanilla (clear if you need white icing)
• 1 to 1 1/3 cups milk (I use half and half)

Details

Adapted from cakecentral.com

Preparation

Step 1

Put Crisco and cream cheese in mixing bowl and whip for 10-15 minutes.
Add about 1 1/2 pounds of the sifted powdered sugar, about 1/2 the milk and Dream Whip and mix until blended. Incorporate the rest of the powdered sugar, another 1/2 cup milk and vanilla. Let whip for at least 20 minutes. You may need to add up to 1/3 cups more milk...maybe even more. Just have to add until it "looks right". I like my icing pretty thick (still spreadable but thick)
I have also added 6 ounces of melted white chocolate to this icing and it is really, really good. It will require more milk if you add the chocolate, just add a teaspoon at a time until it "looks right". I used the icing with white chocolate added for a red velvet cake and it was a great flavor combination.


You can use half butter and half Crisco...I don't because of the heat and humidity in my area. This icing crust very well and will smooth beautifully using the viva method.