Name: Cream Cheese Frosting
Ingredients: 2 (8 oz) packages cream cheese, softened; 1/2 cup unsalted butter (, softened); 1 tsp vanilla; 2 1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar (, sifted)

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Use this for cakes and other recipes, like these Pumpkin Bars and this Carrot Cake.

Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients

2 (8 oz) packages cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup unsalted butter , softened
1 tsp vanilla
2 1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar , sifted

Instructions

Beat cream cheese, butter, and vanilla with electric mixer at medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Reduce speed to medium and gradually add powdered sugar, beating well until frosting is smooth. This frosts tops and sides of two 8- or 9-inch layers. (Halve the recipe to frost a 13x9x2-inch cake.) Cover and store frosted cake in the refrigerator.
Source: Adapted from The Ulterior Epicure