Recipe and source notes

Classic Cream Cheese Frosting

4 servings Source yield

Ingredients

  • 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 1 tablespoon milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 cups powdered sugar

Make it step by step

  1. Beat the cream cheese, milk, and vanilla with an electric mixer on low speed until smooth. Mix in powdered sugar, a cup at a time, until of spreading consistency.

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Adapted from Foodista by Maria Boyer, under CC BY 3.0. Formatting adapted; listed quantities and instructions are retained from the source.

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