I Am Well Frosted Cream Cheese Frosting

I am forever losing this recipe because I've not got it written down anywhere localized (read: it wasn't on this blog) and the temptation to complain that I'm well-frosted over its disappearance is too strong for me to resist.

This is such a simple recipe, but oh, it's so good.  Even if you don't like cream cheese, you're likely to enjoy this frosting.   The cream cheese makes it feel lighter than a traditional buttercream and adds some sourness to it, which is an absolute delight.

I'd say something funny here, but honestly, I'm in a small food coma from eating too many Annoying Dog gingerbread cookies frosted with this, so I'll leave this as it is and go drool on something for a while.

This recipe makes enough frosting for a double-layer 8" cake, two big pans of brownies, or Far Too Many Annoying Dog cookies.  Divides neatly in half and in quarters, and I'm such a nice guy, I've done the maths for you.

You're welcome.

I Am Well Frosted Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients

Full recipe
2 sticks of salted butter, softened
1 8-oz pkg cream cheese, softened
2 tsp vanilla extract
4 cups confectioners' sugar

Half recipe
1 stick salted butter, softened
4 oz cream cheese, softened
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups confectioners' sugar

One Quarter Portion*
1/2 stick salted butter, softened
2 oz cream cheese, softened
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 cups confectioners' sugar

Instructions

  1. Beat together the butter and cream cheese with a spatula; add vanilla.
  2. Still using the spatula, add the confectioners' sugar 1 cup at a time.
  3. Once it's all combined, use an electric mixer to beat in some fluff to it -- medium speed, a minute or two.
That is literally all it takes.  For cookies, frost them, then let them "dry" for 15-20 minutes, then you can get away with stacking them and they won't stick together (too badly).  For cakes, once you've frosted them, put them in the 'fridge for 10-15 minutes and you'll get a really nice matte finish (or just leave them out at room temperature if you live in a place that's stupid cold most of the year, why did I move to Boston, again?).

Or just eat the frosting straight from the bowl.  That's cool, too.




*If you thought I wasn't going to make a Star Wars reference in this recipe, then you clearly do not know me well enough yet.

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