Peanut Butter Frosting with Cream Cheese
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Peanut Butter Frosting with Cream Cheese
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"It's JUST RIGHT!", exclaimed my peanut butter loving son in law! "This Peanut Butter Frosting with Cream Cheese has the perfect amount of flavor! It's not too much or too little, It's PERFECT!"
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Ingredients
- 8 Tbs butter
- 1 Cup peanut butter
- 4 oz cream cheese
- 2 Cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 Tbs milk only as needed to thin frosting for your purpose
Instructions
- Add butter, peanut butter and cream cheese to the bowl of a stand mixer and beat on low until combined.
- Add the powdered sugar by the ¼ cup full while beating slowly.
- Add the vanilla extract
- Check the thickness of the frosting. Add milk by the 1 Tbs full to thin the frosting to the desired consistency.
- Spread onto your cooled cake.
Notes
- Substitutions:
- Butter - Margarine or butter substitute as long as it is fairly thick at room temperature.
- Vanilla - Imitation vanilla if that is all that you have, but vanilla extract is preferred for best results.
- Cream Cheese - Neufchatel or a low fat cream cheese will work.
- Milk - cream, evaporated milk. I have never tried a milk substitute like Oat milk and do not know what the result will be but I suspect it would work.
- Tips and Tricks...
- Be sure to use room temperature butter or the frosting will not make correctly.
- Use good quality ingredients as there are only a few and each shines in this recipe.
- Use a smooth peanut butter not crunchy.
- To be fair, although I said in the article that you can just throw it all in the mixer (and you can), it really works best if you add the powdered sugar one cup full at a time. It makes less of a sugary poofy cloud.
- If your frosting isn't as thick as you want it, just add more powdered sugar.
- The point of the milk is to thin the frosting. Only add it by the tablespoon full and then mix for at least 20-30 seconds before you decide to add more or not. The milk part can be tricky.
- The dab of vanilla takes the bright edge off of the peanut butter and you definitely want to leave that in the recipe.
- Use smooth not crunchy peanut butter.
- I find that mixing this on slower speeds is really best for a creamy and smooth frosting.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
0.12g
Calories
307kcal
(15%)
Carbohydrates
25g
(8%)
Protein
6g
(12%)
Fat
22g
(34%)
Saturated Fat
9g
(45%)
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
31mg
(10%)
Sodium
198mg
(8%)
Potassium
162mg
(5%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
22g
(44%)
Vitamin A
368IU
(7%)
Calcium
27mg
(3%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 307 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 0.12g | |
| Calories | 307kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 25g | 8% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 22g | 34% |
| Saturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 31mg | 10% |
| Sodium | 198mg | 8% |
| Potassium | 162mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 22g | 44% |
| Vitamin A | 368IU | 7% |
| Calcium | 27mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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