Cream Cheese Frosting

3 Posted on September 3, 2010 - by Jules Shepard

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Categories: Cakes, Frosting, Recipes

Tags: , Allergy Friendly, Dairy Free, GFCF, Gluten Free Frosting, Vegan, Vegetarian

Cream Cheese Frosting

8 oz. cream cheese, dairy or non-dairy (Tofutti® Better Than Cream Cheese or Follow Your Heart® Cream Cheese Alternative) – room temperature
1/2 cup butter or non-dairy alternative (Earth Balance® Buttery Sticks) – room temperature
4 cup confectioners’ sugar, sifted
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract or pineapple juice
1/2 cup chopped pecans (optional)

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Whip the cream cheese, butter and sugar until smooth, then slowly stir in only enough vanilla or juice to make a spread-able consistency (with non-dairy cream cheese, you may find it unnecessary to use any additional liquid). If the frosting is still too thin – particularly with non-dairy cream cheese – whip in additional confectioner’s sugar as necessary. Spread by swirling in circles on top of the cooled cake before serving.

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Gina Lannin said: on October 29, 2010

Jules- does cream cheese frosting need to be refrigerated once it is on a cupcake? I don’t know if the high sugar content is enough to act as a preservative, and I don’t see anything about refrigeration at the end of your recipe. Thanks!
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- Jules said: on October 30, 2010
  
  Hi Gina, that’s a reasonable question but I’ve thus far never needed to know the answer because they’re so darn good, they get eaten right away! I also use soy cream cheese, which helps. I suspect that the sugar is actually enough in this recipe, but if you have any concerns, certainly refrigerate or freeze.
  You make some beautiful cookies, by the way! Nice website! Do you do any gluten free?
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