This frosting was originally from a Bon Appetit Spiced Pumpkin Layer Cake, but has been tweaked a bit by Margie and Ginger, and can be used on a variety of cakes.
Ingredients:
8 oz. cream cheese, room temp.
10 tbsp (1¼ sticks) unsalted butter, room temp.
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¼ c spiced rum
1 tsp vanilla extract or paste
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4½ c powdered sugar
Instructions:
- Beat cream cheese and butter with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth.
- Beat in rum and vanilla.
- Add powdered sugar (best to do in three additions, beating just until frosting is smooth after each addition; if you overbeat the frosting will become too soft to spread).
Source: Bon Appetit, 10/2007
Adding up to 1/3 C of good-quality cocoa to this recipe for Cream Cheese Frosting will make the most decadent chocolate cheesecaky frosting for your favorite chocolate cake or cupcakes – great on brownies, too. Adding some raspberry or orange flavorings to the chocolate frosting will make the recipe more flexible! Enjoy!