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Cream Cheese Frosting

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This frosting is nicely balanced between tangy and sweet, and spreads beautifully. It's the perfect complement for gingerbread, carrot cake, or pumpkin cake. A little chopped candied ginger on top dresses things up nicely.

Prep
15 mins
Total
15 mins
Yield
3 cups
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Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients

  • 6 tablespoons (85g) butter, at room temperature
  • one 8-ounce package (227g) cream cheese, softened
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 1/2 to 4 cups (397g to 454g) confectioners' sugar
  • 1 cup (113g) chopped nuts, optional
  • 1/2 cup (85g) minced candied ginger, optional
  • 2 to 4 tablespoons (28g to 57g) milk, to make frosting spreadable
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Instructions

  1. Combine the butter, the cream cheese and the vanilla in a medium sized bowl, and beat them together until they are light and fluffy.

  2. Add the sugar gradually, beating well.

  3. Stir in the nuts and/or ginger.

  4. Add the milk a little at a time, until the frosting is a spreadable consistency.

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