Maple Cream Cheese Frosting
Maple Cream Cheese Frosting is a unique twist on an old classic. This creamy, delicious frosting has a subtle maple flavor and is perfect for all your favorite autumn baked goods!
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Servings: 3 Cups
Calories: 1163kcal
Equipment
- Electric Mixer Hand mixer or stand mixer, either one works fine!
- Medium Mixing Bowl
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened to room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tsp maple extract
- ¼ tsp salt
- 4 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to cream together the butter and softened cream cheese on high speed until smooth and creamy
- Add in the powdered sugar about 1 cup at a time, mixing between each addition until just combined.
- Add in the vanilla extract, maple extract, and salt and mix again.
- Beat on low speed for 30 seconds to combine, then switch to high speed and beat for 2 minutes.
- Once your cake or cupcakes are cooled, pipe/spread the frosting on top or between the cake layers. Enjoy!
Notes
Recipe copyright The Domestic Spoon. For educational or personal use only.
- Unsalted Butter: You can use salted butter if that’s what you have on hand, but using unsalted butter gives you more control over the balance of flavors. Make sure it is softened to room temperature.
- Cream Cheese: Full fat cream cheese will give you the best flavor and texture. Only use cream cheese that is sold in a brick, not in a spreadable tub. Spreadable cream cheese is too soft and will not produce a nice, thick frosting. You also want your cream cheese to be softened to room temperature
- Vanilla Extract: Vanilla extract helps balance out all the flavors and enhances them as well.
- Maple Extract: Maple extract will give you a stronger maple flavor than just using maple syrup, so it’s important to use the extract. If you use only maple syrup you may not notice the maple flavor that really makes this frosting delicious!
- Salt
- Powdered Sugar: It’s a good idea to sift your powdered sugar if you notice any lumps. Add more or less based on how thick you want your frosting.
Nutrition
Serving: 1Cup | Calories: 1163kcal | Carbohydrates: 164g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 57g | Saturated Fat: 35g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 15g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 158mg | Sodium: 274mg | Potassium: 120mg | Sugar: 160g | Vitamin A: 1961IU | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 85mg | Iron: 0.2mg
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