Strawberries and Cream Buttercream

Strawberries and Cream Buttercream Smooth and creamy strawberry buttercream made with real strawberries and cream cheese. Tastes like a strawberry smoothie! This recipe will generously frost 24 cupcakes or 1 cake. Refrigerate if not using immediately. You may need to return frosting to room temperature before using.

Ingredients

Original recipe yields 24 servings

The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
1 stick salted butter, softened
7 cups confectioners’ sugar, or more as needed
¼ cup frozen sliced strawberries in sugar, thawed
1 teaspoon strawberry extract
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 drop red food coloring, or as desired (Optional)

Time Details

PREP :

COOK : 10 mins

TOTAL :

SERVING : 24

YIELD : 24 servings

Step 1

Beat cream cheese and butter together in a mixing bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Add 1 cup confectioner’s sugar, strawberries, strawberry extract, vanilla extract, and red food coloring. Mix on medium speed until smooth. Gradually add remaining confectioner’s sugar, 1 cup at a time as needed, until desired consistency is reached.

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Per Serving: 210 calories; protein 0.8g; carbohydrates 36.9g; fat 7.1g; cholesterol 20.4mg; sodium 55.3mg. You may not need all of the confectioners’ sugar.