This is the basic recipe.
1 stick of unsalted butter
1 package of 1/3 less fat cream cheese (Aldi often has it for $.79/package)
2-3 cups of sifted powdered sugar (depending on your taste)
1 tsp real vanilla extract
Very important - let the butter & cream cheese sit at room temperature for a while. They need to be soft. Get your hand mixer (I WISH I had a big Kitchenaid mixer, but I only have the little handheld version) and whip the cream cheese & butter together until incorporated. Scrape the sides & beat again. Make sure it's smooooooooth. Add the vanilla & powdered sugar (a little at a time) and keep beating it.
Now, it's fantastic as it is and you will want to just dip your fingers in it. Try to resist. Put it in a plastic tub and you can keep it in the fridge for a week or two. I know it won't last that long. Or you can add in 2 tsp of cinnamon or 6 oz of melted semisweet chocolate....whatever you like. I promise it will be tasty. Heck, you could probably add cayenne pepper to it and it would STILL be good.
Here is my lame attempt at a Valentine's Day cake. With the famous icing. I cheated on the cake because my grandmother sent me boxes of white cake mix (she got a good deal...saving runs in the family, I guess) - I added cinnamon to the mix to jazz it up a bit. With the vanilla cream cheese frosting? Oh baby. It was guuuuuud.
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