The Prudent Wife

• 1  8 oz package of cream cheese room temp
• 1 stick of butter room temp
• 3 ¾ cups of powdered confectioners sugar, SIFTED
• 1 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract

In a large mixing bowl, Cuisinart or Electric Mixer, place cream cheese and butter. Blend on low speed until combined. Scrape the bowl. Mix for 30 seconds. Gradually add the confectioners sugar, ½ a cup at a time, blending well after each addition.

Luscious Cream Cheese Frosting glides onto cakes with ease.  It is super simple to make,  a crowd favorite for cakes, carrot cake and more.

Cream cheese frosting will give a very informal feel to a cake. While I made our 15th Anniversary Cake out of it at my husband's request, it is not the BEST frosting to frost a formal cake with. It does not hold up as crisply as a buttercream will! But my goal was to please my husband and make him happy!