Coffee-Cream Cheese Icing

I just love this frosting--I eat it straight from the bowl! It's fantastic on chocolate, yellow, spice, or banana cakes; cookies and brownies; the list goes on and on!

• Ready In: 12 mins
• Yields: 2 1/2-3 cups, approximately

Ingredients

• 8  ounces cream cheese, softened
• 2  tablespoons butter, softened
• 2  tablespoons  strong coffee, cooled
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3  cups  sifted powdered sugar

Directions

1. Cream the butter and cream cheese together until light and fluffy.
2. Add the coffee and vanilla; whip until fluffy and smooth.
3. Add the powdered sugar a little at a time, continuing to whip with an electric mixer on high speed until all the sugar is added.
4. Whip an additional 3-5 minutes.
5. *Dependingon the weather, the frosting's consistency, and personal preference, you may need to add more coffee and/or powdered sugar to reach desired spreading consistency and flavor.
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