Worlds Best Cream Cheese Frosting~Recipe

This frosting recipe is another one of my family recipes that my mother taught me how to make.  It is great on just about anything!!  So delicious and not too sweet!!  I have a secret ingredient!!  Salt!!  yes I add a dash of salt to all my frosting, it works out so well and cuts that sweet down so much!!

Worlds Best Cream Cheese Frosting~Recipe

Laura Petersen

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Ingredients

  

• 2 oz cream cheese room temperature
• 2 tablespoons soft butter
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 3 tablespoons milk

Instructions

 

• In large bowl, beat butter, vanilla, salt and cream cheese with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Gradually add confectioners' sugar and milk. Beat on high until smooth (30 - 60 seconds). If icing seems too thin, add confectioners' sugar 1 tablespoon at a time. If it seems too thick, add more milk 1 teaspoon at a time until icing reaches desired consistency.

You can go HERE for the Pumpkin Pie Cake recipe!!  Put the two of these together and it will knock your socks off!!  You cant go wrong with a Pumpkin Pie Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting!!!  If pyou really want to get crazy you can add 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon to the frosting!!!