Cream Cheese Frosting - Simple 3-Ingredient Recipe

Cream cheese frosting is a versatile buttery, tangy cream made from just three ingredients: cream cheese, powdered sugar, and soft butter. It's light, slightly salty, holds its shape beautifully, and works for crumb-coating a cake, piping swirls on cupcakes, or layering between cake tiers. I recommend it - enjoy!

Cream Cheese Frosting

A versatile cream cheese frosting made with cream cheese, powdered sugar, and butter: holds its shape, great for crumb-coating cakes and decorating cupcakes.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 10 minutes mins

Servings: 1 batch of frosting

Course: Creams and frostings

Cuisine: Home cooking

Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients

  

• 300 g cream cheese
• 100 g powdered sugar
• 100 g butter softened

Method

 

1. Take the butter out of the fridge ahead of time and cut it into pieces so it softens. Combine all the ingredients in a bowl.
   
2. Beat with a mixer until light and smooth. The frosting is ready - it holds its shape well and tints easily with gel food coloring.
   

Notes

The frosting keeps well in the fridge for about three days.

Tips

• Take the butter out ahead of time and cut it into pieces - it needs to be soft.
• The frosting holds its shape well and keeps in the fridge for at least three days.
• Gel food coloring works best for tinting.