The Best Cream Cheese Frosting

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 8 ounces cream cheese (softened)
• 1/4 cup stick margarine (softened*) or 1/4 cup butter (softened*)
• 2 teaspoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 4 cups powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 beat cream cheese, margarine, milk and vanilla in medium bowl with electric mixer on low speed until smooth.
• 2 gradually beat in powdered sugar on low speed, 1 cup at a time, until smooth and spreadable. frosts one 13 × 9-inch cake generously, or fills and frosts one 8- or 9-inch two-layer cake. refrigerate any remaining frosting.
• 3 chocolate cream cheese frosting: add 2 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate, melted and cooled, with the margarine.