Cream Cheese Frosting
1package (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened
1⁄4 cup butter or margarine, softened
1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
1⁄8 teaspoon salt
In deep, narrow bowl, place cream cheese, butter, vanilla, and salt. Insert blending attachment into motor body. Blend at Speed 5 for 15 to 20 seconds, or until smooth. Add 3 cups powdered sugar. Blend at Speed 6 for 30 to 40 seconds, or until mixed, adding additional powdered sugar if necessary and scraping bowl as needed.
Yield: 12 to 16 servings (frosting for
Per Serving: About 220 cal, 1 g pro, 30 g carb,
10 g total fat, 7 g sat fat, 30 mg chol, 80 mg sod.
VARIATION
Orange Cream Cheese Frosting
Substitute 11⁄2 teaspoons grated orange peel for vanilla.
Yield: 12 to 16 servings (frosting for
Per Serving: About 220 cal, 1 g pro, 30 g carb,
10 g total fat, 7 g sat fat, 30 mg chol, 80 mg sod.
Vanilla Buttercream Frosting
3⁄4 cup butter or margarine, softened
1⁄8 teaspoon salt
31⁄2 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
In deep, narrow bowl, place butter, salt, powdered sugar, vanilla, and 2 tablespoons milk. Insert blending attachment into motor body. Blend at Speed 5 for 30 seconds. Increase to Speed 9; blend 15 to 25 seconds, or until creamy, adding additional milk if necessary and scraping bowl as needed.
Yield: 12 to 16 servings (frosting for
Per Serving: About 240 cal, 0 g pro, 35 g carb,
11 g total fat, 7 g sat fat, 30 mg chol, 25 mg sod.
VARIATION
Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
Add 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled, to prepared Vanilla Buttercream Frosting. Blend at Speed 5 for 20 to 25 seconds, or until well mixed.
Yield: 12 to 16 servings (frosting for
Per Serving: About 260 cal, 1 g pro, 36 g carb,
14 g total fat, 9 g sat fat, 30 mg chol, 30 mg sod.
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