Best Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe

My Best Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe is simple to make, has only four ingredients and is delicious on carrot cupcakes.

To me, cream cheese frosting is one of those recipes you need to have committed to memory. The tangy creamy cheese perfectly offsets the sweetness creating the perfect frosting recipe – in my humble opinion!

This is the frosting I used on my Best Carrot Cupcake Recipe and Pomegranate Cupcakes. You can also use it on Apple Carrot Bread.

Ingredients

• cream cheese
• unsalted butter
• vanilla extract
• powdered sugar

Instructions

This recipe will make enough frosting for a 13×9 cake or 24 cupcakes.

1. Add room temperature cream cheese and butter in a large mixing bowl and beat until creamy and smooth
2. Gradually add powdered sugar, a little at a time until it is all incorporated.
3. Next, add vanilla extract and beat until smooth.

More Frosting Recipes:

• Chocolate Ganache – Just two ingredients make this a simple classic frosting recipe you’ll want to have on hand.
• Strawberry Frosting – Strawberry frosting is a nice twist, and homemade is the only way to go. This is the best guide I’ve found.
• Vanilla Buttercream Frosting – Everyone needs a vanilla buttercream frosting recipe and this rich and creamy version can’t be beaten.

Serving Suggestions

Try this delicious frosting with our Pumpkin Spice Puff Pastry Twists, Down East Maine Pumpkin Bread, or Sweet Potato Pound Cake.

It’s also great for making Red Velvet Cake Balls.

Best Cream Cheese Frosting

Not ready to make this cream cheese icing yet? Don’t forget to pin the recipe for later.

When you do make it, please comment and leave me a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating below; it totally makes my day!