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cream cheese frosting with no butter.
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Cream Cheese Frosting Without Butter

Perfect for adding onto cupcakes, cakes or cookies, this cream cheese frosting without butter is so delicious that you won’t believe it contains no butter!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time0 minutes
Total Time10 minutes
Course: Desserts
Cuisine: American
Servings: 24 cupcakes or brownies
Calories: 121kcal
Author: Kelly Bloom
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Equipment

Ingredients

  • 8 oz cream cheese room temperature
  • 4½ cups Powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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Instructions

  • You will start with allowing your cream cheese to come to room temperature. This will make is much easier to whip your cream cheese frosting to a light and fluffy mixture
  • Add the room temperature cream cheese to a large mixing bowl.
    8 oz cream cheese
  • Add ½ of the powdered sugar. Mix on slow (so you don't send powdered sugar everywhere) until the cream cheese and powdered sugar are incorporated.
    PRO TIP: If using a hand mixer, you can set your mixing bowl in a sink compartment and mix there. This contains any mess to the sink! Just turn the faucet to the other sink compartment.
    4½ cups Powdered sugar
  • Add the vanilla extract and mix in.
    1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Add the remaining powdered sugar and again, mix on slow until the powdered sugar is mixed in.
  • Increase the speed of your mixer, and beat the cream cheese and powdered sugar mixture until it becomes creamy, smooth, and fluffy.
  • Frost your cookies, bars, cake, etc now, or fill a piping bag if you are piping frosting on your baked good!
    PRO TIP: For firmer frosting, refrigerate for about 20 minutes. This will allow your piped decorations to have sharper lines.

Notes

  • Bring cream cheese to room temperature before mixing with powdered sugar.
  • Mix on slow speed until the powdered sugar is mixed in, then increase to whip fluffy. This will prevent scattering powdered sugar everywhere.
  • You can also set the mixing bowl inside one of your sink compartments. Turn the faucet to the other compartment, and then mix ingredients. I love how any mess is contained right in the sink compartment! 

Nutrition

Calories: 121kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 30mg | Potassium: 13mg | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 127IU | Calcium: 9mg | Iron: 0.02mg