Food and Recipes Recipes Nutty Cream Cheese Frosting 5.0 (1) 1 Review Learn how to make Nutty Cream Cheese Frosting. By Southern Living Test Kitchen Southern Living Test Kitchen The Southern Living Test Kitchen has been publishing recipes since 1970, four years after the first issue of Southern Living Magazine appeared on newsstands. The Southern Living Test Kitchen team includes a team of professionals with deep expertise in recipe development, from pastry chefs and grilling experts to nutritionists and dietitians. Together, the team tests and retests, produces, styles, and photographs thousands of recipes each year in the state-of-the-art test kitchen facility located in Birmingham, Alabama. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Updated on July 20, 2022 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Southern Living Yield: 4 cups Ingredients 1 cup chopped pecans 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 1 (16-ounce) package powdered sugar, sifted Directions Bake chopped pecans in a shallow baking pan at 350°, stirring occasionally, 5 to 10 minutes or until toasted. Cool. Beat cream cheese, butter, and vanilla at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Add powdered sugar, beating at low speed until blended. Beat frosting at high speed until smooth; stir in pecans. Rate it Print