STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM BUTTERCREAM

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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.

Provided by Sarah Dipity

Categories Desserts Frostings and Icings Buttercream

Time 10m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

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

Steps:

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 210.4 calories, Carbohydrate 36.9 g, Cholesterol 20.4 mg, Fat 7.1 g, Protein 0.8 g, SaturatedFat 4.5 g, Sodium 55.3 mg, Sugar 36 g