Name: Strawberries and Cream Buttercream recipe
Ingredients: 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese;1 stick salted butter, softened;7 cups confectioners' sugar, or more as needed;¼ cup frozen sliced strawberries in sugar, thawed;1 teaspoon strawberry extract;½ teaspoon vanilla extract;1 drop red food coloring, or as desired

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Ingredients

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese 1 stick salted butter, softened 7 cups confectioners' sugar, or more as needed ¼ cup frozen sliced strawberries in sugar, thawed 1 teaspoon strawberry extract ½ teaspoon vanilla extract 1 drop red food coloring, or as desired

Nutrition Info

210.4 calories carbohydrate: 36.9 g cholesterol: 20.4 mg fat: 7.1 g fiber: : - protein: 0.8 g saturatedFat: 4.5 g servingSize: - sodium: 55.3 mg sugar: 36 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

Beat cream cheese and butter together in a mixing bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Add 1 cup confectioner's sugar, strawberries, strawberry extract, vanilla extract, and red food coloring. Mix on medium speed until smooth. Gradually add remaining confectioner's sugar, 1 cup at a time as needed, until desired consistency is reached.

Recipe Yield

24 servings

Recipe Note

Smooth and creamy strawberry buttercream made with real strawberries and cream cheese. Tastes like a strawberry smoothie! This recipe will generously frost 24 cupcakes or 1 cake. Refrigerate if not using immediately. You may need to return frosting to room temperature before using.

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