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Decorator's Cream Cheese Frosting

azeboi2005
By: azeboi2005
Posted 08/31/09 • Last updated 05/16/07 • 14998 views • 79 comments

Posted by azeboi2005

I have been blessed to have this incredible cream cheese frosting that forms a nice crust so it is ideal for decorating cakes. It tastes so good that i've been using this recipe more than any other frosting recipe i have.

Decorator's Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup of shortening 1/2 cup (one stick) unsalted butter @ room temp 1 8oz bar cream cheese @ room temp 1 tblsp white vanilla extract 2 lbs shifted powder sugar 1/2 tsp salt

Instructions

  1. Cream together shortening, butter, and cream cheese until nice and smooth. Add vanilla into mixture and combine. Sift together sugar and salt, and slowly add to shortening, butter & cheese mixture. Make sure that all sugar is incorporated. Enjoy!
  2. *If to stiff of a consistency use less sugar but all the salt or gradually add milk to make the perfect consistency!

Comments (79)

chefjennalee 9/10/09 at 4:58am
How much does it make?
Deb_ 9/23/09 at 1:17pm
This is very delicious. I added about 1T of milk and about 1 dropper full of Lorann's Vanilla Butternut flavoring. Chefjennalee it makes approx 6 cups of icing.
RisasCakes 10/8/09 at 8:14am
WOW! This turned out great, thank you for the wonderful recipe!
chefjennalee 10/21/09 at 7:55pm
very yummy on the pumpkin spice recipe listed on this site!
fairestoneofall 10/26/09 at 11:38am
Love this one! Thanks for sharing. I use it ALL the time with minor tweaks!
ksmith1012 11/7/09 at 8:13pm
does this need to be refrigerated?
katielb 11/7/09 at 11:08pm
can u substitute the shortening? we dont have it here in Australia :(
mom2abc 11/10/09 at 9:24am
I also am wondering if this needs to be refrigerated? I wanted to make these for a bake sale for the school but they will be sitting on a table for a few hours.
mimisunshine 11/11/09 at 9:43am
Does it need to be refrigerated? How long can it safely stay out?
Missellyt 11/11/09 at 11:20am
Fantastic mix I love it with a bit of nutmeg sooo festive! I left these out for a while on a buffet and they tasted jst as good after a few hours...but it wasn't over hot in the room.
meri1028 11/11/09 at 11:58am
Sounds great! Does it need to be refrigerated?
cupcakediva82 11/16/09 at 8:12pm
Hi there, is white vanilla extract the same as clear vanilla extract? Thanks!
lildutch10 11/19/09 at 6:31am
cupcakediva82: I used clear vanilla extract and this frosting came out amazing!!! I am not sure if the white is the same as clear or not, but it is sooooo good! I am not a fan of eating cake/frosting (strange I know... I just like to make them!!) but this frosting I always make extra so I can eat it straight out of the bowl... YUMMY!!!!! I was also wondering if it needs to be refrigerated?
sandy5491 11/21/09 at 5:27am
Hi there, I have one similar but I use sweetex for the shortening and regular white butter. and then I use cream bouqut.
leslie2748 11/21/09 at 8:39am
Same question....refrigeration?
calicopurr 11/21/09 at 9:39pm
Sandy5491 Can you PM the recipe? I have Sweetex and Cream Bouguet in my pantry.
grantrs1521 11/25/09 at 9:18pm
how many cups is 2 lbs of sugar?
daisy81382 11/26/09 at 12:54pm
katielb - you can get some vegetable fat in the butter section at Woolworths or your local grocery store. Just make sure and leave it out to get nice and soft before you use it - and make sure get the vegetable one not beef - eewww yuck! This is what I used while living there as I couldn't find anything else like shortening.
kellycat102938 12/3/09 at 11:07am
how many cups of frosting does this make?
katiekonie 12/7/09 at 4:11pm
This was great!!
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