Description
Smooth and creamy strawberry buttercream made with real strawberries and cream cheese. Tastes like a strawberry smoothie! This recipe will generously frost 24 cupcakes or 1 cake. Refrigerate if not using immediately. You may need to return frosting to room temperature before using.
Ingredients
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
- 1 stick salted butter, softened
- 7 cups confectioners’ sugar, or more as needed
- ¼ cup frozen sliced strawberries in sugar, thawed
- 1 teaspoon strawberry extract
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 drop red food coloring, or as desired (Optional)
Instructions
- Beat cream cheese and butter together in a mixing bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Add 1 cup confectioner’s sugar
- strawberries
- strawberry extract
- vanilla extract
- and red food coloring. Mix on medium speed until smooth. Gradually add remaining confectioner’s sugar
- 1 cup at a time as needed
- until desired consistency is reached.
Prep Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 10 mins
Servings: 24