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This is the best strawberry cream cheese frosting! Learn how to make frosting in advance, how to store cream cheese frosting, and the best cake and cupcake recipes to pair with it. This frosting is the perfect way to frost your desserts for Easter, Mother’s Day, Memorial Day, 4th of July, graduation parties, and spring/summer birthdays. Recipe from @whattheforkblog - visit whattheforkfoodblog.com for more homemade frosting ideas. Vegan option! No jello, naturally flavored and colored.

Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting

4.62 from 52 ratings
Sweet Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting is great for adding a little bit of strawberry flare to vanilla cake, vanilla cupcakes, yellow cakes, yellow cupcakes, or strawberry cakes!
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 4
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Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup 6 g freeze dried strawberries
  • 8 oz. 226 g cream cheese, room temperature
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter room temperature (4 oz./226 g/8 Tablespoons)
  • 4 1/2 cups 618 g powdered sugar
  • 2 Tablespoons strawberry concentrate see notes
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Instructions

  • Add the freeze dried strawberries to a plastic bag and and crush them with a rolling pin or mallet until they're a fine powder. Set aside.
  • Add the cream cheese and butter to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Beat together until smooth, about 1 minute.
  • Add the powdered sugar and mix on the lowest speed until the sugar is incorporated, scraping down the bowl as needed. Add the freeze-dried strawberry powder, strawberry concentrate, and vanilla extract.
  • Mix an additional 30 seconds to 1 minute until the frosting is smooth and creamy.
  • Use immediately or store covered in the refrigerator until ready to use. Let the frosting come to room temperature and mix well before using if you refrigerate it.

Notes

  1. I use leftover strawberry concentrate from making my gluten free strawberry cake. If you're not making the cake and you don't have the strawberry concentrate, use an additional 1/4 cup of powdered freeze-dried strawberries. Thin the frosting with heavy cream or milk as needed to reach your desired consistency or if your frosting is too thin, thicken it with additional powdered sugar.

Nutrition Information

Serving: 1g | Calories: 315kcal

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