Kittencal's Best Cream Cheese Frosting (Extra Creamy Option)
This makes the most wonderful creamy dreamy frosting and to make this even more creamy and fluffy add in 1-2 cups thawed Cool Whip frozen topping start with 1 cup and add in more until desired texture, this frosting freezes well ----- for coconut-cream cheese frosting add in 1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon coconut extract and reduce the vanilla to 1 teaspoon, also add in 1/2 cup sweetened flaked or shredded coconut at the end of beating
Ingredients
- butter, room temperature (no subs!)↗1⁄2 cup
- (8 ounce) package cream cheese, room temperature↗1
- vanilla (if possible use clear vanilla)↗2 teaspoons
- whipping cream, unwhipped (for the best texture use only whipping cream)↗2 tablespoons
- confectioners' sugar, sifted (more if needed, must be sifted)↗3 1⁄2 cups
- food coloring (optional)↗
- cool whip frozen whipped topping, thawed (optional)1 -2 cup
Step-by-step instructions
- 1
Cream the cream cheese, butter, vanilla and the whipping cream until light and fluffy (about 2 minutes).
- 2
Add in the sifted confectioners sugar; beat until frosting consistency, (adding more icing sugar or whipping cream if needed until the right consistency is achieved).
- 3
Add in food coloring if using.
- 4
OPTIONAL; add in 1 cup of Cool Whip frozen topping and beat on low speed with an electric mixer until just blended (add in more Cool Whip until desired texture is achieved).
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