Recipes Icing & Buttercream Recipes Cream Cheese Icing Back to Icing & Buttercream Recipes Cream Cheese Icing Total Time 5m Serves 12 Skill Level Easy 1 Review 3 star rating Share This delicious cream cheese icing recipe is ideal for topping cakes and cupcakes. What's more - you only need three ingredients! It's so simple to make and it's guaranteed to get people asking for seconds. The top 3 recipes for Cream Cheese Icing are: 1. Carrot Cake 2. Carrot Cupcakes 3. Marble Muffins Method Soften the butter by using an electric whisk and whipping it for a minute or two Add the icing sugar to the butter and mix well Add in the cream cheese (it must be full fat cream cheese) and carefully mix it in being careful not to over mix. Let's Bake The easiest way to follow a recipe Reviews 28 August 2017 3 star rating Can you put cream cheese icing on cupcakes?-----Hi Nicola,Absolutely - it is especially delicious on top of Carrot Cupcakes - https://www.bakingmad.com/recipe/carrot-cupcake-with-cream-cheese-icing Enjoy!The Baking Mad Team Leave Your Thoughts Your Rating 5 stars4 stars3 stars2 stars1 star Email Your Review Ingredients Metric 200g Cream Cheese (Full Fat) 100g Silver Spoon Icing Sugar Silver Spoon Icing Sugar with its fine silky texture is ideal for icings and butter creams, as it combines easily and dissolves instantly. You can also use it to sweeten cold drinks, whipped cream, yogurt, fruit purées and sauces. 100g Butter (Softened) Utensils Electric Whisk Mixing Bowl