Cream Cheese Maple Frosting
Servings 12 cupcakes
Ingredients
- 4 oz cream cheese softened
- ¼ cup butter softened
- 1 - 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Using a hand mixer or stand mixer, beat together 4 oz cream cheese, ½ teaspoon vanilla extract, and ¼ cup butter.
- Add 1 - 1 ½ cups powdered sugar (½ cup at a time) until you reach the desired consistency and sweetness.
- Add the 1 tablespoon maple syrup and 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon to the frosting and mix.
- Taste for sweetness and the potency of the maple flavor. If you want the maple stronger, add more syrup combine with mixer.
- Frost cake immediately or place frosting in fridge until ready to frost.
Notes
This makes about 2 cups of frosting. This is enough for 12-18 cupcakes, 1 8-inch or 9-inch cake layer or 1 cake in a 9x13 pan. If you want to generously frost a two-layer cake, you may want to double it!
Nutrition
Serving: 3tablespoons | Calories: 131kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 61mg | Potassium: 19mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 246IU | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 0.04mg
