Brown Sugar Cream Cheese Frosting recipe

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Ingredients

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 tablespoons light brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 tablespoon honey

Nutrition Info

117.7 calories
carbohydrate: 5 g
cholesterol: 30.7 mg
fat: 10.1 g
fiber: : -
protein: 1.7 g
saturatedFat: 6.4 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 67.5 mg
sugar: 4.5 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Melt butter and allow to cool.

  2. In a large bowl, combine cream cheese, butter, brown sugar, vanilla and almond extract. Beat with an electric mixer. When mixture starts to stiffen, stop mixer and add honey.

  3. Continue to beat until light and fluffy. Do not over mix, or it will collapse.

  4. Spread immediately and store cake in refrigerator.

Recipe Yield

1 11x7 or 8x8 inch cake

Recipe Note

This is an alternative to the classic recipe that calls for powdered sugar. My husband and I use it to frost fruit cocktail cake. Try it on applesauce cake, spice cake, banana cake, or carrot cake, too.

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