Description
Creamy cream cheese frosting from Ina Garten delivers luxurious sweetness for cakes and pastries. Rich ingredients blend seamlessly to create a silky smooth topping that completes desserts with professional polish.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ lbs (680 g) confectioners’ sugar, sifted
- 1 lb (454 g) cream cheese, room temperature
- ¾ lb (340 g) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- ½ tsp pure almond extract
Instructions
- Creaming: Combine softened cream cheese, unsalted butter, pure almond extract, and vanilla extract in an electric mixer with paddle attachment. Beat until the mixture transforms into a silky, uniform blend.
- Sugar Integration: Sift confectioners’ sugar into the creamy foundation, mixing on low speed. Gradually fold the sugar until the frosting develops a consistent, velvety texture without any granular remnants.
- Refinement: Intermittently pause mixing to sweep down bowl sides, guaranteeing complete ingredient incorporation. Continue blending for 3-4 minutes until the frosting becomes ethereally light and supremely smooth.
- Finishing: The frosting is now primed for immediate application on cakes, cupcakes, or can be stored in a sealed container for future culinary adventures.
Notes
- Choose Room Temperature Ingredients: Ensure cream cheese and butter are softened at room temperature for smooth, lump-free blending and optimal frosting texture.
- Control Mixing Speed: Start mixing at low speed when adding confectioners’ sugar to prevent messy sugar clouds and achieve a silky, even consistency.
- Watch Texture Carefully: Mix for 3-4 minutes maximum to create light, fluffy frosting without overbeating, which can cause separation or grainy texture.
- Store Smartly: Refrigerate frosting in an airtight container for up to 5 days, allowing it to come to room temperature before using for best spreading and piping results.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 238
- Sugar: 56 g
- Sodium: 83 mg
- Fat: 20 g
- Saturated Fat: 12 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 57 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 61 mg