Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe

1/2 C. of butter (1 stick), room temperature

8 oz of Philly cream cheese (1 package), room temperature
2 - 3 C. of powdered sugar
1 Tsp. of vanilla extract
1 With an electric mixer, mix the butter & cream cheese together, about 3 minutes
on medium speed until very smooth. Scrape down the sides & bottom of the bowl
to ensure even mixing.
2 Add the vanilla extract & mix. Slowly add the powdered sugar. Keep adding
until you get to desired sweetness.
3 Either spread on with a blunt knife or spatula, or spoon into a piping bag to
decorate your cake or cupcake.
Variations:
Adding a Tsp. of Chinese Five Spice is always great for exotic chocolate cakes.
Adding freshly ground ginger helps spice up a carrot cake.
Freshly ground chai spice or even the contents of a bag of earl grey tea are heady
& aromatic.
The scrapings from a vanilla bean can be very sweet & heavenly for red velvet or
dark chocolate cakes.
Freshly grated or dried, flaked coconut mixed in makes it perfect for a coconut
cake.