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a bowl full of cream cheese frosting on a marble counter

No Fail Cream Cheese Frosting

4.60 from 5 votes
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Author: Traci Crossland
Sweet, tangy, light & fluffy, easy to make, pipes well, and seriously SO good! This No Fail Cream Cheese Frosting is the perfect recipe for all your baking needs.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups heavy cream, cold
  • 16 ounces cream cheese, cut into 1-inch cubes
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 4 cups powdered sugar, sifted
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
US Customary - Metric

Instructions

  • Beat cream to stiff peaks.
  • Beat in cream cheese, 1 cube at a time.
  • Add salt.
  • Beat in powdered sugar.
  • Stir in vanilla.

Notes

  • You can either use a stand mixer or a hand mixer to make this recipe.
  • Make sure your heavy cream is COLD before use.
  • Sift the powdered sugar to help ensure there won't be any lumps in your frosting.
  • Always wait to ice your cakes/cupcakes! No matter how good a frosting is, it'll never stick to a warm cake.
  • You can make this recipe ahead of time! Keep in an airtight container in the fridge and it should last about a week.
  • If you have leftovers, you can actually store store this in an airtight container in the freezer. Just make sure to get it out an hour or so before you need it!

Nutrition

Serving: 4cupsCalories: 1274kcalCarbohydrates: 130gProtein: 10gFat: 82gSaturated Fat: 50gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 21gCholesterol: 249mgSodium: 536mgPotassium: 268mgSugar: 125gVitamin A: 3272IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 190mgIron: 0.3mg

Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.