Cream Cheese Buttercream
This cream cheese buttercream is the perfect amount of sweet and tangy, and the best part is you only need four ingredients and a few minutes. This is such a flavorful and creamy filling and perfect for macarons!
Servings: 18 macarons
Calories: 98kcal
Equipment
- Stand mixer
- Spatula
- One 16 inch pastry bag
Ingredients
- 2 oz salted butter (Half a stick)
- 4 oz cream cheese (full fat)
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, whisk the cream cheese and butter on medium speed until fully combined.
- Stop the mixer, scrape the sides of the bowl, add 1 cup of powdered sugar, and mix on low until the powdered sugar is combined.
- Stop the mixer again, scrape the sides of the bowl, add the remaining powdered sugar and mix on low until sugar is combined.
- Once powdered sugar is fully combined, increase speed to medium.
- Add the vanilla extract, and continue mixing until creamy and smooth.
Notes
Use softened, full fat cream cheese in block form.
Let butter come to room temperature
Nutrition
Calories: 98kcal