Food and Recipes Recipes Cream Cheese Frosting 5.0 (1) 1 Review Our best cream cheese frosting, this recipe is perfect for layer cakes, cupcakes, and sheet cakes. By Southern Living Editors Updated on August 31, 2022 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Photography: Caitlin Bensel; Food Styling: Torie Cox Active Time: 10 mins Total Time: 10 mins Yield: 4 cups Try this frosting on our Best Carrot Cake. Ingredients 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened 11 ounces cream cheese, softened (about a block and a half) 1 (16-ounce) package powdered sugar 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract Directions Beat butter and cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Add powdered sugar and vanilla extract; beat at high speed 10 seconds or until smooth. Rate it Print