Professional Cream Cheese Buttercream Frosting

This is the best recipe for taste, presentation and easy for decorating, borders, cupcakes, cakes and such! This yields A LOT!! This works very well with KitchenAids mixers that really make a difference in outcome of frosting! If needed, add a little milk or water to thin out but KA's help, really don't need it. Very stable and can withstand room temp!!

• Ready In: 35 mins
• Serves: 36

Ingredients

• 1  cup salted butter (softened)
• 1⁄2 cup shortening
• 16  ounces cream cheese (softened, cut-up)
• 4  lbs confectioners' sugar (powdered)
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons  clear vanilla extract
•  salt

Directions

1. In a large bowl (or KA Mixer) cream together shortening and butter.
2. Stop and scrape down, start again till creamy.
3. Add cut-up cream cheese and cream again, scraping down sides till fluffy on high.
4. Add vanilla extract and blend.
5. Add at time confectioner's sugar, starting on low speed as to not spray sugar all over, then increase speed till blended each time and scrape down each time.
6. You may add salt if you need to.
7. Turn on high speed for 15 minutes to make frosting blended, smooth and fluffy.
8. Also you may have to chill frosting after completed.