Cream cheese frosting
Makes enough to ice 12 cupcakes or fill and ice a 20cm cake
Easy
Total time:
Where would carrot cake be without a smooth cream cheese frosting? Get it right every time with our simple recipe combining butter, soft cheese and icing sugar
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- 100g unsalted buttersoftened and cubed
- 300g icing sugarsifted
- 200g soft cheese
Method
step 1
Beat the soften butter using either a hand mixer or free-standing electric mixer until smooth. Gradually add the icing sugar in 3 separate additions and beat fully between each. Add the soft cheese until fully combine. On full speed beat the buttercream for at least 5 minutes until fluffy, smooth and lighten in colour.
step 2
Spread and fill a 20cm cake or fill a large pipping bag and pipe over cupcakes.
