Simple Cream Cheese Frosting

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 3 -5 cups powdered sugar, depending on the consistency you want

Recipe

• 1 mix cream cheese and butter on low speed using either a stand or hand mixer until well mixed and smooth.
• 2 sift sugar. this is very important to avoid small sugar lumps and achieve a very smooth frosting.
• 3 add sugar, one cup at a time, mixing well in between each addition. stop when you get the consistency you desire.
• 4 .
• 5 at this point, you can use as is or add flavorings 1 tsp at a time until you get the desired taste. any kind will work well with this frosting.
• 6 cocoa mixes well into this for chocolate cream cheese frosting. start with two tablespoons and go up from there, a tablespoon at a time, until you get the level of chocolate-ness you want.
• 7 or color it: since this frosting is almost snow , you can add any color you like.
• 8 and if it's too sweet for you, add a bit of salt to counteract that. you can really do whatever you like with this one.