Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe posted by Staff Writer Pin Share Tweet Email Jump to RecipeClassic, creamy, EASY Cream Cheese Frosting recipe. This frosting is SO good on banana bread, pumpkin cupcakes, red velvet cake, and so much more! My favorite topping on just about anything is cream cheese frosting. I use it on banana bread, cinnamon rolls, cookie bars, and cupcakes just to name a few things. This particular recipe is my very favorite, and with only 4 simple ingredients!! Fewer ingredients = always better in my book. But don’t be fooled into thinking that such a simple recipe produces a subpar frosting. This is pure cream cheese deliciousness. It’s smooth and creamy, sweet and tart, everything that you ever want your cream cheese frosting to be. Continue to Content My Favorite Cream Cheese Frosting Classic, creamy, EASY Cream Cheese Frosting recipe Print Ingredients 8 ounces cream cheese, softened 1/2 cup butter, softened 2 cup powdered sugar 2 tsp vanilla Instructions Beat together the butter and cream cheese until smooth. Mix in the powdered sugar a cup at a time and vanilla until smooth.