Cream Cheese Frosting
 
Ingredients
  • 1 (8-ounce) packages (226 grams) cream cheese, softened
  • 6 tablespoons (85 grams) unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 pound (453.5 grams) confectioners’ sugar, sifted (about 7½ cups)
  • 1 tablespoon (15 grams) whole milk
  • 1 teaspoon (1 gram) vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon (3 grams) kosher salt
Instructions
  1. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat cream cheese and butter at medium speed until creamy. Gradually add confectioners’ sugar, beating until combined. Add milk, beating until frosting reaches a spreadable consistency. Add vanilla and salt, beating until combined.
Notes
Double frosting to cover a two-layer cake.
Recipe by Bake from Scratch at https://staging.bakefromscratch.com/classic-hummingbird-cake-2/