Food & Cooking Recipes Dessert & Treats Recipes Perfect Cream Cheese Frosting 3.5 (111) Close Credit: Pål Allan Prep Time: 10 mins Total Time: 10 mins Yield: Makes 6 cups (enough to frost an 8-inch layer cake) Vegetable cakes (such as carrot and zucchini) are the perfect platform for swoops of this tangy Perfect Cream Cheese Frosting. Directions Beat cream cheese, butter, and 1 cup sugar with a mixer on medium speed until combined. With machine running, add remaining 2 cups confectioners' sugar, 1/2 cup at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla, and beat until pale and fluffy, about 4 minutes more.