Best Speckled Cinnamon Frosting Recipes

Sprinkles Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting image

Provided by Pinot Grigio

Categories Dessert

Time 10m

Yield 12 cupcakes, 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

8 ounces cold cream cheese (recommend Philadelphia full fat, do not use fat free!)
1/2 cup unsalted butter (not cold, but still firm)
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon (I used Vietnamese cinnamon)
3 3/4 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
milk (add in 1 teaspoon increments at the end only if needed)

Steps:

Using the flat beater in your electric mixer, beat cream cheese, unsalted butter, salt, and cinnamon on medium low speed until smooth and creamy (approximately 2 or 3 minutes).
Reduce speed to low and gradually add the confectioners' sugar, beating until incorporated.
Add the vanilla; beat just until mixed.
Do not overbeat or the frosting will incorporate too much air. It should be creamy and dense like ice cream.
Add milk, 1 teaspoon at a time, if frosting is not of a spreadable consistency.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 279.2, Fat 14.2, SaturatedFat 8.5, Cholesterol 41.2, Sodium 86.8, Carbohydrate 38.3, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 37.3, Protein 1.2

Speckled Cinnamon Frosting image

Provided by Martha Stewart

Yield Makes enough for six 4-inch cakes

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 1/2 cups sugar
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups milk
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons heavy cream
1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter, softened but still cool, cut into 1-inch cubes
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Food coloring, in desired color

Steps:

Whisk together sugar and flour in medium heavy-bottomed saucepan. Add milk and cream and place over medium heat, whisking occasionally until mixture comes to a boil and has thickened, about 20 minutes.
Transfer mixture to the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix on high speed until cool. Reduce speed to low and add butter; mix until well incorporated. Increase speed to medium-high and mix until frosting is light and fluffy. Add vanilla and cinnamon and continue mixing until combined. Add a couple drops of food coloring while continuing to mix, until desired color is reached. If frosting is too soft, chill slightly and then re-mix to proper consistency. If frosting becomes too firm, place bowl over a pot of simmering water and re-mix to proper consistency.