I'm not a fan of frosting in general, and I often scrape most of the frosting off of birthday cakes, etc. I prefer a drizzle of sweetness to a lofty swirl of sugar and butter. I make an exception with this cream cheese frosting. It's not too sweet, and you can really taste the cream cheese! Many thanks to America's Test Kitchen, who inspired this recipe, and who I find to be a great cooking and baking resource. This recipe makes enough to frost 12 cupcakes (24 for people like me). Feel free to play with the flavors using this as a base. Add in seasonal flavors, like lemon zest, cinnamon, or nutmeg to complement the baked good you're frosting. The recipe is easily doubled or tripled in a stand mixer. The photo below is a frosted pumpkin muffin. (Yes, I scraped off the frosting after shooting the photo.) Cream Cheese Frosting RecipeMix until combined: 5 minutes with paddle beater, 2-3 minutes with SideSwipe:
Mix in:
Add a little at a time, on slowest speed, until fully incorporated:
I think about 1-1/2 cups is sweet enough for most people. Taste the frosting at 1 cup of the 10X sugar to gauge the sweetness. The frosting is done when it is light and fluffy. #sideswipebeater #sideswipeblade #smartcookies
8 Comments
2/10/2019 09:33:48 am
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Anonymous
7/22/2019 05:27:40 pm
Thanks so much! Stop back often.
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5/2/2019 08:07:01 pm
Since I saw my friend, baking, I wanted to pursue my dream as a child, to bake. I’ve been amazed at how she bakes. I am interested in baking since I was young. I want to pursue it now, so I am researching on how to bake. Thankfully, I read your blog. Thank you for sharing your recipe. I’ll surely try this. It looks delicious. I hope I will do it well. I hope you can share more recipes like this!
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Anonymous
7/22/2019 05:26:13 pm
Hope you tried it and liked it! Thank you!!
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5/5/2019 08:52:38 pm
This looks really yummy! It will be my girlfriend's birthday soon, and she loves to eat cupcakes. I am really confident that she will get to like this one. It will be more special because I plan to make this myself. I am very much thankful for the author, because he posted this blog with the ingredients and the how to do this cupcakes. I hope she'll like though. Again, thank you very much!
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Anonymous
7/22/2019 05:25:35 pm
I hope you made the frosting and it turned out well! Thanks for writing us!
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TY
6/3/2019 12:23:29 am
Nice
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Anonymous
7/22/2019 05:23:52 pm
Thanks!
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