Browned Butter Cream Cheese Icing

It’s pretty hard to improve on perfection. But I gotta say, as much as I love the simplicity of my regular Cream Cheese Buttercream Frosting, this browned butter version is just a little bit better. Browning the butter adds the slightest bit of caramel flavor to the frosting, which in turn adds a richness and depth of flavor that makes everything better.

And I don’t even like frosting.

It is the perfect topping to cakes, cupcakes, or even these Copycat Starbucks Cranberry Bliss Bars!

 

Here is what you need:

1 stick butter, softened.
1 8oz package cream cheese
1 pound box powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla

Step 1: Melt one half of the stick of butter in small saucepan over medium heat until lightly browned. Save the remaining half stick for later.

Step 2: Place butter & cream cheese in bowl of a stand mixer fitted with whisk attachment; mix on medium speed for approximately 30 seconds, until well blended. Add vanilla.

Step 3:  Turn speed to low and slowly add powdered sugar to bowl. Add remaining half-stick of butter and mix on medium-high speed for 3-5 minutes. Use immediately or store, covered, up to 1 week.

 

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Browned Butter Cream Cheese Icing

A to-die for frosting that tastes amazing on Cranberry Bliss Bars!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Browned Butter Cream Cheese Icing
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 3 minutes
Total Time 13 minutes
Servings 18 people

Ingredients

  • 1 stick butter softened.
  • 1 8 oz package cream cheese
  • 1 pound box powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

  1. Melt one half of the stick of butter in small saucepan over medium heat until lightly browned. Save the remaining half stick for later.
  2. Place butter & cream cheese in bowl of a stand mixer fitted with whisk attachment; mix on medium speed for approximately 30 seconds, until well blended. Add vanilla.
  3. Turn speed to low and slowly add powdered sugar to bowl. Add remaining half-stick of butter and mix on medium-high speed for 3-5 minutes. Use immediately or store, covered, up to 1 week.