The Best Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe

Name: The Best Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 8 ounces cream cheese (block, not spread) (room temperature); 8 ounces unsalted butter (room temperature (1 cup)); 2 teaspoons clear vanilla extract (can substitute pure vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste); 4 cups confectioners’ sugar (powdered sugar); Bright White food gel paste

Instructions

Prep:10min

This homemade cream cheese frosting recipe is easy to make, slightly sweet, tangy, and will quickly become your new favorite frosting! It pipes beautifully and holds its shape - you're going to be putting this frosting on everything.

Updated at: Sat, 14 Nov 2026 08:26:28 GMT