Insanely Delicious Cream Cheese Frosting

Insanely delicious cream cheese frosting is an easy and budget-friendly recipe that is the perfect complement for cake, cupcakes, pound cake, or even brownies.

This is an easy cream cheese frosting that only requires a few simple ingredients, including powdered sugar, butter, cream cheese, vanilla, and milk, for a rich and decadent treat to top your desserts. 

The Best Cream Cheese Frosting

Insanely Delicious Cream Cheese Frosting

If you’re looking for some insanely delicious cream cheese frosting, look no more. This is the stuff. 

We spent summers in Tennessee on my grandparent’s farm, and we were lucky enough to be blessed with a grandma that loved to cook. 

She made angel food cake with cream cheese frosting.

Typically, she made us pies because, who wouldn’t want pie after every meal–including breakfast?

Ok, so she didn’t let us have pie after breakfast, but we tried.

Oh, and when she would get the pie out to cut a slice after dinner, it would mysteriously be half-eaten. Weird, I know. 

So, back to the frosting.

When the church would have a potluck, or she would get a hankering to make us cake, she ended up making angel food cake with cream cheese frosting.

O-M-Gosh. Seriously. 

And the great thing about this frosting is that you can use it for a lot of different types of cakes. I’ve used it on pound cake, and it turned out amazing. 

You can also add cocoa powder or other ingredients to create chocolate cream cheese frosting or something else.

It’s a pretty versatile frosting recipe and comes out delicious every time.

Options For Frosting

  • Carrot cake cupcakes
  • Your favorite cupcakes
  • Pound cake
  • Angel food cake
  • Sheet cake
  • Sugar cookies
  • In between two graham crackers
  • Whoopie pies
  • Banana cake
  • Double layer cake
  • Pumpkin cake
  • Red velvet cake
  • Red velvet cupcakes
  • Chocolate cake
  • So much more

Ingredients For The Classic Recipe

  • Softened cream cheese
  • Softened butter (salted or unsalted butter is fine)
  • Powdered sugar
  • Vanilla extract
  • Milk (or heavy cream for a richer flavor)

Full printable recipe card with measurements and instructions at the bottom of the card.

How To Make Homemade Cream Cheese Frosting

  1. Add the butter and cream cheese to a large mixing bowl and mix with an electric mixer until creamy. 
  2. Next, add the vanilla extract and milk and mix until combined.
  3. Finally, add the powdered sugar and mix until well blended.
  4. Spread on cakes and cupcakes.

You can use a hand mixer or a stand mixer with the paddle attachment or the whisk attachment for the recipe.

Make a double batch if you have a larger project.

Frosting Thickness

The recipe creates a spreadable cream cheese frosting. But, there are occasions that you might want the recipe to be a little thinner or a little thicker.

When you add additional milk or powdered sugar, always start out with a small amount and work your way up from there to get the right consistency.

  • For thicker frosting, add more powdered sugar.
  • For thinner frosting, add more milk.

If you have leftover frosting, keep it in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

Insanely Delicious Cream Cheese Frosting

TIP: I used the box of regular cream cheese because it will come out thicker than if you use whipped.

You can use low-fat cream cheese for the recipe if you’d like to.

Most brands of cream cheese will work great for the recipe.

It’s super easy and takes just a few minutes to make. 

More Desserts With The Best Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe

Let me know how your frosting turns out in the comments below. I’d love to hear what you topped with the frosting.

Cream cheese frosting is a delicious and easy way to top your desserts.

The recipe only requires a few simple ingredients, including powdered sugar, butter, cream cheese, vanilla extract, and milk for a rich and decadent treat.

Whether you’re making cake, cupcakes, or brownies, this frosting will take your dessert game up a notch.

So what are you waiting for? Get the recipe now!

Insanely Delicious Cream Cheese Frosting

Insanely Delicious Cream Cheese Frosting

4.51 from 173 votes
Julie Pollitt
Classic cream cheese frosting is a simple recipe. The frosting offers the best flavor, has basic ingredients, and is a creamy frosting for any occasion.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course Desserts
Cuisine American
Servings 3 cups
Calories 53 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2-1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 teaspoons milk more if needed
  • 1 stick butter softened
  • 8 ounces cream cheese softened
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions
 

  • Mix the butter and cream cheese in a medium-sized bowl.
  • Add the milk, vanilla, and powdered sugar and mix until well blended.

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Notes

For thicker frosting, add more powdered sugar in small amounts.
For thinner frosting, add more milk in small amounts.

Nutrition

Serving: 1tbsp.Calories: 53kcalCarbohydrates: 5gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 10mgSodium: 28mgSugar: 5g
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Insanely Delicious Cream Cheese Frosting

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18 Comments

  1. Kelly @ Kelly Lynns Sweets and Treats says:

    Looks delicious! I love a great cream cheese frosting! Thanks for linking up at Friday Frenzy Link Party!

    1. Julie Pollitt says:

      Hi Kelly! Thanks! I could eat it right out of the bowl. Don’t even need any cake. Ha ha! Thanks for the opportunity to link up. 🙂 Hope you’re having a great Sunday!

    1. Julie Pollitt says:

      Hi Angie! Glad you’re going to be able to use it! Love your blog. Your Elvis Presley Burger looks really good!

  2. Julie Pollitt says:

    Hi Angie! Glad you’re going to be able to use it! Love your blog. Your Elvis Presley Burger looks really good!

  3. Looks so good!

    1. Julie Pollitt says:

      Thanks Marlena! It’s fun to make. 🙂

  4. Can this be piped?

    1. Julie Pollitt says:

      Hi Joni! If it were at room temperature, it’s possible. But, it’s a fairly thick frosting, so it might be tough to pipe it.

  5. Does this have to be refrigerated?

    1. Julie Pollitt says:

      It’s probably ok if you don’t, but I always refrigerate things with dairy in them. I am a little overly panicky about things like that. Whenever we buy a cake from the store with buttercream frosting, we refrigerate it.

  6. 5 stars
    Just made this today for a red velvet cake at it is amazingly smooth and creamy. The taste is pretty scrumptious too.

  7. 5 stars
    Perfect !!!!!
    “Do not change a thing.”
    ::Thank you for sharing it

  8. Holly Jackson says:

    5 stars
    This was a great recipe, I enhanced it and added crushed fresh strawberries and put it on Angle Food cake. It was fabulous!

  9. Greg Gibson says:

    5 stars
    Preferably over other recipes since less sugar than many, will save and make again.

  10. 5 stars
    This recipe is absolutely delicious and a true breeze to whip up!! I LOVE it, well rather my sweet tooth loves it!! Although this is jus a better version of buttercream, we don’t give a rats patoot cause this one here is supreme, you hear me buttercream!!

  11. Catherine says:

    5 stars
    A simple but absolutely delicious frosting. I made this for a birthday cake and it was a huge hit with everyone.

  12. 4 stars
    Icing is good and easy, but I don’t think it makes 3 cups or enough to ice a 9×13 cake top and sides. Going to have to make a half more to have enough.

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