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Easy Cream Cheese Frosting for Cinnamon Rolls (Rich, Fluffy & Perfect!)

This recipe makes the silkiest, creamiest, and most delicious cream cheese frosting you will ever try for your cinnamon rolls! But you can also use this frosting recipe for your favorite cakes, cupcakes, cookies, and other frosted desserts. The possibilities are endless. What’s the Secret? The key to making the most delicious cream cheese frosting…

 

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November 18, 2024
April 27, 2025
Serves 10
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This recipe makes the silkiest, creamiest, and most delicious cream cheese frosting you will ever try for your cinnamon rolls! But you can also use this frosting recipe for your favorite cakes, cupcakes, cookies, and other frosted desserts. The possibilities are endless.

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What’s the Secret?

The key to making the most delicious cream cheese frosting for your cinnamon rolls is using (1) salted butter and (2) heavy cream. I know this may be controversial, but I always use salted butter in any frosting recipe to balance out the sugars and prevent them from being a sickly sweet flavor. If you only have unsalted butter, I would add about 1/4 of a teaspoon of salt to this frosting recipe.

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Is it Necessary to Use a Stand Mixer To Make Cream Cheese Frosting for My Cinnamon Rolls?

Nope! I think a stand mixer makes things much easier, but you can definitely make this recipe just as well mixing by hand – either with a whisk or fork. However, you may need to soften the butter and cream cheese a little bit extra to make them easier to mix and achieve the ideal cream cheese frosting.

Cream cheese cinnamon rolls frosting

Cream Cheese Cinnamon Rolls Frosting Ingredients:

If you want to make the best cream cheese frosting, make sure you have the following ingredients:

  • Cream cheese
  • Powdered sugar
  • Salted butter
  • Bourbon vanilla extract
  • Heavy whipping cream
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How to Make Cream Cheese Cinnamon Rolls Frosting:

  1. Let your cream cheese and stick of butter soften at room temperature, or pop each into the microwave for 10-20 seconds.
  2. Add your cream cheese, butter, vanilla extract, heavy whipping cream, and powdered sugar to a stand mixer.
  3. Start spinning the stand mixer on the lowest setting until the powdered sugar gets combined with the wet ingredients.
  4. Then, increase the setting slowly to low-medium. Whip the ingredients together until there are no lumps, and you have an even and smooth consistency which makes perfect frosting for your cinnamon rolls.
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Why do you add heavy cream instead of regular milk to your frosting?

Adding heavy whipping cream will ensure that the frosting remains light and silky rather than getting watered down by regular milk. Plus, if you over-whip, the heavy cream ensures that the frosting remains light and fluffy.

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Easy Cream Cheese Frosting for Cinnamon Rolls (Rich, Fluffy & Perfect!)

This recipe makes the silkiest, creamiest, and most delicious cream cheese frosting you will ever try for your cinnamon rolls!
Serves 10
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Ingredients

  • 16 oz cream cheese
  • 1 stick of butter (4oz)
  • 2 tsp bourbon vanilla extract (or your vanilla extract of choice)
  • 2 tbsp heavy whipping cream
  • 3 c powdered sugar

Instructions

  • Let your cream cheese and stick of butter soften at room temperature, or pop each into the microwave for 10-20 seconds.
  • Add your cream cheese, butter, vanilla extract, heavy whipping cream, and powdered sugar to a stand mixer.
  • Start spinning the stand mixer on the lowest setting until the powdered sugar gets combined with the wet ingredients.
  • Then, increase the setting slowly to low-medium. Whip the frosting ingredients together until there are no lumps, and you have an even and smooth consistency.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword cinnamon rolls, cream cheese, frosting

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