Buttercream Cream Cheese Icing. Make sure the ingredients are at room temperature to ensure a smooth texture. Sift the icing sugar 125g and beat it into the butter until fully combined and smooth.
Powdered sugar buttercream is OK as long as its made with real butter. In a mixing bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment add room temperature butter and cream cheese. Place 1 cup of.
For a thinner icing use the lesser amount of powdered sugar for a stiffer icing youll want to use 4 cups or more.
Cream cheese frosting is denser wetter and more difficult to decorate with and it takes so much powdered sugar to make it stand up that its extremely sweet. Beat the cream cheese until smooth and light textured. In a mixing bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment add room temperature butter and cream cheese. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes scraping the sides of the bowl occasionally.