Can we all agree that cream cheese frosting very well could be the greatest combination of ingredients of all time? As you know there are many different recipes out there- I am sure all are to some degree on the high end of the scale of deliciousness. But this is the one I have come to know and love. The reasons you ask? It only has 4 ingredients, is super easy and tastes like what I remember kissing felt like in my pre-marraige days. Can we also agree that kissing has lost some of it's luster since? Anyway- back to the frosting... this is a continuation of yesterday's post....
8 oz cream cheese- this doesn't have to be softened it just works a bit better if it is.
5 T salted butter- this does need to be softened
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups sifted after measured powdered sugar. - now when I say sifted I mean sifted if you have the time and energy and a clean sifter- of which I have never had any of the 3 so far- so sifting is not do or die for this fluffy goodness
What is do or die is mixing time. There is something about cream cheese frosting ingredients, I don't know what it is but I suspect it is in the chemistry of the conglomeration - that if you mix it too long the frosting will turn into a runny mess. Not that it is still not yummy...but you won't get the stiff fluffy frosting you desire.- so stop as soon as it is all mixed.
P.S. Sometimes I add heavy cream to this if I want it to be extra delicious- my secret to my cinnamon roll frosting, secret no more of course.
P.P.S. if you want to make unbelievable frosting for cinnamon rolls add some cinnamon to the frosting- I ate a whole cup of the stuff with my index finger last week and I never was happier (or sadder when I got on the scale the next morning) Thank goodness for the old treadmill...
P.P.P.S Now remember - this frosting doesn't harden or get dried out because it contains real butter- not shortening like those old pink packaged sugar cookies. So if you want to wrap them up tight and transport them you will want to use a glaze frosting that will dry and become hard. Truth be told- even when I take these little wonders to people on a plate with saran wrap over them a little frosting may come off in the unveiling but I've never had any complaints.
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6 comments:
THANK YOU so much for letting me have some of these. They were (they are gone)FABULOUS. Thank for bringing me dinner. You are such a great friend. Staci Potter
Hooray. I'm off to make them. You're a peach.
I could just read your posts all day long. They are so entertaining! I too love cream cheese frosting, but I really love all frosting. AND Drake loves watching the front loaders too! But how do you get him to hold still and watch for 40 minutes? I really need to know the secret :)
My mouth is watering, can't wait to try.
Carrie, I found your blog through Angie's. Your cookies were a success! Yea! I didn't do the cream cheese frosting though, I'll have to save that for next time. Thank you!
I wish I would have read your blog earlier! Abby had a cookie party Thursday and we decorated sugar cookies. I didn't like my frosting and yours sounds YUMMY. Thanks :)
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