Classic Cream Cheese Icing
Simple, creamy cream cheese frosting perfect for cakes and cupcakes. Customize with pecans or coconut for extra texture and flavor.
5 ingredients-4 steps-Frosting for one cake
Updated Feb 1, 2026
American
Ingredients
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Equipment Needed
- food processor
- cake turning wheel
Ingredients
|
Equipment Needed
- food processor
- cake turning wheel
Instructions
- 1
Mix base
Blend butter, cream cheese and vanilla together well in food processor.
- 2
Add sugar
Add confection sugar and blend in the processor.
- 3
Add nuts
Remove to bowl and add pecans and/or coconut.
- 4
Frost cake
When icing the cake, use a turning wheel. For coconut decoration: Sprinkle coconut on top of cake and then, holding clumps of coconut in one hand, poke it into the sides. Then sprinkle the whole thing with a good snow coating of confection sugar.
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