This cinnamon roll icing can make any homemade cinnamon roll taste good. I tested many recipes for cinnamon rolls and found that having the right icing makes all the difference. In too many recipes, the cream cheese flavor is overpowering. Use this recipe for decadent cream cheese icing on your favorite cinnamon roll, and you won't be disappointed!
Ingredients
- butter: 7 Tbsp (softened)
- cream cheese: 2 ounces (softened)
- milk: 2 Tbsp
- vanilla extract: 0.5 tsp
- confectioners' sugar, sifted: 1.5 cups
- salt: 0.25 tsp
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Stages of cooking
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Beat together butter and cream cheese with an electric mixer in a large bowl until creamy. Blend in milk and vanilla, then gradually mix in confectioners' sugar and salt until smooth and fluffy.