Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe posted by Something Swanky Pin Share Tweet Email Jump to Recipe SomethingSwanky is reader-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission at no extra cost to you. Classic, creamy, EASY Cream Cheese Frosting recipe. This frosting is SO good on banana bread, pumpkin cupcakes, red velvet cake, and so much more! Before we get to today’s recipe, I have some exciting news…. I’m giving away a KITCHENAID!! A gorgeous, gorgeous KitchenAid. I’m going to be so jealous of the winner, seriously. I haven’t done a giveaway in so long, and I’m really excited to be getting back together with some of my favorite bloggers to bring you something so cool to win! Have you ever entered a Pin it to Win it giveaway? It really is so easy. Just click on the links in the box below and follow the prompts. Some of them will have you re-pinning our favorite pins from our sites. Some of them will have you follow our social media accounts. All easy stuff to do and all great ways to meet and follow some of my favorite bloggers! And best of all– you get an entry into this fabulous giveaway for each and every link you follow! So get to clickin’ and then come back and check out today’s recipe. a Rafflecopter giveaway My favorite topping on just about anything is cream cheese frosting. I use it on banana bread, cinnamon rolls, cookie bars, and cupcakes just to name a few things. This particular recipe is my very favorite, and with only 4 simple ingredients!! Fewer ingredients = always better in my book. But don’t be fooled into thinking that such a simple recipe produces a subpar frosting. This is pure cream cheese deliciousness. It’s smooth and creamy, sweet and tart, everything that you ever want your cream cheese frosting to be. Enjoy! And don’t forget to enter to win my KitchenAid giveaway!! Continue to Content My Favorite Cream Cheese Frosting Classic, creamy, EASY Cream Cheese Frosting recipe Print Ingredients 8 ounces cream cheese, softened 1/2 cup butter, softened 2 cup powdered sugar 2 tsp vanilla Instructions Beat together the butter and cream cheese until smooth. Mix in the powdered sugar a cup at a time and vanilla until smooth.