Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting is thick, silky, and bursting with strawberry flavor thanks to a special ingredient...crushed, freeze-dried strawberries!
3 to 4cupspowdered sugardepending on your desired consistency & sweetness of frosting
1teaspoonpure vanilla extract
⅛teaspoonpure almond extractoptional
Instructions
Pour freeze-dried strawberries into a blender or small food processor. Pureé until crushed into a fine powder (with some small lumps remaining). Set aside.
Using an electric hand mixer (or stand mixer with paddle attachment), beat together the butter and the cream cheese. Slowly and gradually blend in the powdered sugar and vanilla, then beat until smooth and well-combined, scraping the bowl as necessary. Slowly blend in the strawberry powder, then beat on high until it's completely incorporated.
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Notes
The longer you whip this frosting, the lighter and fluffier it will become.