← Back to recipesMiracle Cream Cheese Frosting
This old-time recipe miraculously transforms as you beat it, but it needed a little modern-day help.
International220 minhard4 servings
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup s (1\1 1/2 ounce s1/298 grams) granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup (\1 1/4 ounce s1/35 grams) all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoon scornstarch
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cup swhole milk
- 2 teaspoon svanilla extra ct
- 16 tablespoon sunsalted butter, softened (2 sticks), cut into 16 piece s
- 8 ounce s (227 grams) cream cheese , cut into 1-inch piece sand softened
Instructions
- COOK MILK BASE Combine sugar, flour, cornstarch, and salt in medium bowl. Slowly whisk in milk until smooth. Pour mixture through fine mesh strainer into medium saucepan. Cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, until mixture boils and is very thick, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer milk mixture to clean bowl and cool to room temperature, about 2 hours.
- MAKE FROSTING With stand mixer fitted with whisk attachment, beat cooled milk mixture and vanilla on low speed until combined, about 30 seconds. Add butter and cream cheese, 1 piece at a time, and beat until incorporated, about 2 minutes. Increase speed to medium high and beat until frosting is light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Let sit at room temperature until stiff, about 1 hour.
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