Frosting Recipes

Behold a cinnamon cream cheese frosting on a pumpkin cupcake filled with nuts and spices.  This is a perfect fall holiday treat to bring to gatherings or have around for visitors.  It’s basically a cream cheese frosting with the addition of cinnamon, but along with the vanilla, it brings a nice warmth to the frosting.  Plus it’s a great balance with a sweet pumpkin or dark chocolate cake or cupcake.

Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting From Gimme Some Oven

8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
4 Tbsp. butter, at room temperature
4 cups powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 tsp. cinnamon

In a medium bowl, mix together cream cheese, butter, and vanilla. Gradually add powdered sugar and cinnamon, mixing well until it’s all incorporated.  Use immediately or refridgerate.  The frosting will harden in the fridge, so plan on bring it back to room temperature if you must refrigerate it before frosting the cupcakes.

Cupcake recipe and pics after the jump.

pumpkin cupcakes with cinnamon cream cheese frosting | gimme some oven.

When we think of guava, we think of warm, tropical happiness.  That’s why we loved this guava cupcakes with guava cream cheese frosting at BaaBaaCupcake.

If you don’t have access to fresh guava, that’s ok.  This frosting recipe calls for guava syrup which is available in many grocery stores.  If you’re having trouble finding it, you may look for guava paste, guava jelly, guava juice, pulp, or guava in syrup.  There are also online stores like Kalyustan’s that have a great selection of international ingredients.

Here’s the super delicious guava cream cheese frosting.  Don’t miss the pics and the adorable pink cupcake wrappers.  Cake recipe after the jump:

Guava Cream Cheese Frosting – Baa Baa original

• 8 oz. of cream cheese, room temperature
• 3/4 stick (6 tablespoons) unsalted butter, room temperature
• 3 cups confectioner’s sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 tablespoon guava syrup
• red food coloring (optional)

1. Using an electric mixer, beat cream cheese and butter until fluffy
2. Slowly add the 3 cups of confectioner’s sugar, mixing in between additions
3. Add the vanilla and the guava syrup, mixing until smooth
4. Optional: if you desire your frosting to be pinker, add red food coloring one drop at a time until a desired color is reached.

Baa Baa, Cupcake, Have You Any Frosting?: Guava Cupcakes and Guava Cream Cheese Frosting.

Here’s one of many delightful recipes for the Southern classic Hummingbird cake frosting where cream cheese beautifully compliments the flavors of pineapple, banana and pecan.

This recipe covers a triple layer hummingbird cake.  If you don’t need that much, it can be easily halved.

Hummingbird Cake Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe

16oz. cream cheese, softened
1 cup unsalted butter (1 stick), softened
1 tsp. vanilla
1lb. powdered sugar
1 cup of chopped, toasted pecans

Beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla together. Gradually add powdered sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy. Sprinkle pecans evenly over the top and sides of the cake.

This fabulous cream cheese frosting recipe comes from Donna Diegel of the Providence Food Examiner.   Use it on your red velvet or carrot cakes or cupcakes. read more »

We loved this easy cream cheese frosting recipe perfect for these brownies or as frosting for any flavor cake or cupcakes.  Cream cheese frosting is one of the most versatile icing recipes we can think of.   The Persimmon Festival Brownies with Cream Cheese Frosting  Recipe comes from Southern Indiana where the native persimmons are celebrated every fall.

PERSIMMON FESTIVAL BROWNIES WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Brownies

2 cups persimmon pulp
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups sugar
2 cups buttermilk
1 1/2 cups butter
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1/3 tsp nutmeg
3 eggs

Cream sugar and butter together; add persimmon pulp, buttermilk and eggs. Mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and nutmeg. Bake in greased and floured pan for 30 minutes in a 350 degree oven. Cool and frost with the following icing.

Frosting Recipe: Cream Cheese Icing

3 oz cream cheese
1/2 stick butter
1 lb powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup chopped pecans
2 tbsp milk

Cream together the butter and cream cheese; add vanilla and milk; mix well. Add powdered sugar and blend in well. Spread over the brownies. Sprinkle with chopped nuts.

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