Strawberries and Cream Buttercream
Description
Strawberries and cream cheese combine for a sweet and fluffy buttercream frosting that tastes like a strawberry smoothie and is perfect for icing cupcakes!
Ingredients
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1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
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1 stick salted butter, softened
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7 cups confectioners' sugar, or more as needed
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1/4 cup frozen sliced strawberries in sugar, thawed
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1 teaspoon strawberry extract
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1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 drop red food coloring, or as desired
Directions
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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.