Homemade Cream Cheese Frosting

I bake a lot and I like to make my frosting form scratch as well. Cream cheese is always my go to. In my opinion it goes well with most everything, is relatively simple to make, and not to mention delicious :)


Homemade Cream Cheese Frosting

1 stick (4oz) of butter (room temperature)
4 oz of cream cheese (room temperature)
2 C powdered sugar
1 t vanilla

In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and cream cheese. and 1 t of vanilla and mix well. Add 2 C of powdered sugar and fold it into the mixture until fully incorporated.

Baker's Tips
- I instruct to fold because powdered sugar can get very messy. Folding the sugar in works much better than trying to mix it in. Not only will you get it done faster without as much of the mess, you also won't have as much powdered sugar sitting at the bottom of your bowl.
- Mix things up! Some times I like to add a tablespoon or two of cinnamon to give the frosting that extra kick; especially in the fall.
- this frosting comes out a bit thick, so that it can be easily piled on top of the cake or cupcake. If you would prefer a slightly thinner frosting, just add a tablespoon of milk.

Cinnamon Rice Crispie Treats

Fall is here! All those fall flavors are back in style and I thought I would put a new twist on a classic recipe to make it more appropriate for the season.

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Cinnamon Rice Crispie Treats
3 T butter
5 1/2 C marshmallows (I used the mini ones)
6 C of Rice cereal
3 T Cinnamon
1 C Melting chocolate (optional)

Melt the butter completely in the microwave and mix with the marshmallows in a large bowl. Add the 3 tablespoons of cinnamon and mix well.

Transfer the mixture to a pot and cook on medium until all of the marshmallows have melted. Immediately add in the rice cereal and mix thoroughly.

Transfer the mix to a greased pan and mold them to the desires shape (simply pressing and packing them down to the bottom is fine.)

Optional: Melt the melting chocolate per its instructions, and spread over the top of the treats

Let them cool completely and them cut into the desired shapes. Enjoy!

Baker's Tips:
-For the melting chocolate, it really depends on the brand that you buy. I used Wilton's melting chocolate which is to be microwaved for 1 minute and then at 30 minute increments until it reaches the desired texture. I found that 1 minute and 30 seconds did the trick. Be careful, some brands may turn to powder if you heat them for too long.