Cream Cheese Frosting | Everything You Need to Know

Use this not-too-sweet cream cheese frosting for piping, smooth frosting and glazes. In this tutorial I'll show you everything you need to know about making it, colouring it, using it for smooth frosting and piping, and storing it!
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[@artemisk6297]

Great as usual!!! I always en joy recipes and I use them a lot. Thank you for sharing!!!

[@BritishGirlBakes]

You're very welcome!

[@susanmeyer9619]

Emily, I love cream cheese frosting, it's absolutely delicious and my favourite to use!! Thanks 🙏🏽😊🇨🇦

[@BritishGirlBakes]

Yay! I love it too!

[@njb1814]

I'll add my thumbs up for cream cheese frosting too! I love it! Your frosting looks so creamy and smooth! Thank you for sharing another great video!❤

[@BritishGirlBakes]

Thank you!!

[@njb1814]

@@BritishGirlBakes You're very welcome!

[@laurazeller2014]

Thank you, Emily!

[@BritishGirlBakes]

Thanks for watching, Laura!

[@farwataimoor8246]

You are so creative👍👑

[@BritishGirlBakes]

Thank you! 😊

[@AhhhTube]

Thanks for this. My CC frosting is always way too runny and I could never figure out why. Perhaps as you said, I mixed it too much, but I find even if I sift the powdered sugar, there can sometimes be bits of it. It seems like such a simple thing, but somehow I haven't gotten it right yet. *sigh*. I end up just putting it between the layers with and IMBC dam...lol

[@debjudisch5548]

You made me hungry!!

[@BritishGirlBakes]

Success haha :)

[@sophiemaunda5114]

Thanks a lot for this....please do a video on wave cakes....

[@nooriyaabdool8490]

You nailed it 😉

[@BritishGirlBakes]

Thank you!

[@asugarholicslife]

I love cream cheese frosting but my hubby hates it so I never make anything with cream cheese in it. But thank you for the storing tips. I can do that for individual portions!

[@mariakhalid8306]

Pls make a video on double tier cake techniques

[@shi.4806]

Thank you very much this was very important to me...I use cream cheese for cakes all the time..I always wonder why it's Soo runny..I've been over mixing....I really appreciate you..All the way in Nassau Bahamas 💖 ..

[@BritishGirlBakes]

Glad it was helpful!

[@missmonica0876]

Definitely tastes better than Betty Crocker!!😊

[@ajadampha204]

I have found adding cream cheese last straight from the fridge helps give a firmer frosting as it sort of solidifies the butter. (UK)

[@BritishGirlBakes]

That's a great solution for UK cream cheese/soft cheese :)

[@nelliemayo9886]

Thank you for this tip. In Scotland my cream cheese icing is too runny. I will try this. 👍🏻

[@rroman2752]

Absolutely.

[@honeybunnyk6428]

Hey Ms.Emily, should I double the frosting for 3 9" cake pans for a red velvet cake?

[@BritishGirlBakes]

Yes! ☺

[@honeybunnyk6428]

@@BritishGirlBakes Thanks

[@bhavanajujjavarapu165]

Can we put a fondant cover on a cream cheese frosted cake and how long that cake can be in the room temperature

[@BritishGirlBakes]

Cream cheese should only be at room temperature for 4 hours

[@sallylynn4579]

Using the cream cheese frosting can you crumb coat your cake and then freeze it for frosting at a later date?

[@BritishGirlBakes]

Yep!

[@sharondawkins3729]

What can we use in uk as we dont have block cream cheese?

[@ajadampha204]

You know what I have found that actually helps is to add the cream cheese last straight from the fridge rather then room temperature. Adding cold cream cheese helps because it sort of solidifies the butter making the frosting firmer.

[@sharondawkins3729]

Thank you.

[@sharondawkins3729]

I wonder if adding more powdered sugar would help too?

[@BritishGirlBakes]

Hi Sharon! Yes, more sugar will make the icing thicker but will also make it sweeter. As Aja suggested, adding cream cheese right at the end works well to get a good consistency for icing and piping

[@sharondawkins3729]

@@BritishGirlBakes thank you so much

[@NeifaMohammed-Ramlakhan]

How to store red velvet cake after piping for customer to pick up, in freezer or fridge?

[@BritishGirlBakes]

I would store it in the fridge to keep the frosting as firm as possible, so that it resists the vibrations and movements of the car during transport. I would tell the customer to store it in the fridge but to take it out of the fridge 2-4 hours before serving it, so that the cake and frosting warm up to room temperature and soften and that's when it will taste the best!

[@ricabulasobisnar]

Which store did you buy your block of cream cheese?

[@BritishGirlBakes]

I'm in the US and I buy it from my local grocery store

[@nnettalatricer4790]

I know I'm late 😢, but what are the possible reasons for my cc frosting not coming out smooth like the one u made. I Followed the recipe and mine is still not smooth, heeelp if you can 😊

[@BritishGirlBakes]

Hi! When you say it’s not smooth, do you mean it’s lumpy (with lumps of powdered sugar or cream cheese) or does it have air bubbles in it?

[@debsalex]

Thank you for the video but as you know in England we can't get block cream cheese so what can we do? Thanks 😊

[@BritishGirlBakes]

Hi! You can either add a bit more butter and sugar to stiffen the icing, which will make it sweeter but also more stable, or you can take the cream cheese out of the fridge just before making this and add it at the end instead of the beginning.

[@Romy---]

I want to make a cream cheese frosting for the first time but here in Switzerland we only have spreadable cream cheese (like Philadelphia in a tube), and not cream cheese in a block. Isn't there any way to make it work?😢

[@BritishGirlBakes]

Yes! Take the cream cheese out of the fridge just before using it so it's firmer and add it to the recipe last instead of at the beginning.

[@CCoburn3]

The only thing you missed is how to keep yourself from eating any extra cream cheese frosting with a spoon. I've never had leftover cream cheese frosting to store -- it's too yummy to resist. Great video.

[@BritishGirlBakes]

Haha! Agreed - it’s one of my favourites too!

[@heidijarvis777]

I’ve never seen cream cheese in a block before but maybe that’s because I’ve never looked.

[@BritishGirlBakes]

It varies from country to country!

[@avikfett1551]

I use sour cream instead of butter for my cinnamon rolls. Try it.

[@debjudisch5548]

I really wish that your printable recipes (which I deeply appreciate!_ were a BIGGER, print!!! I cannot see it!

[@BritishGirlBakes]

You can make them bigger! Sorry there are a few steps though: - After you click PRINT RECIPE in the turquoise recipe box, click OPTIONS at the top - For the text size choose LARGE. I hope that helps :)