This cream cheese frosting with brown sugar and honey is a nice alternative to the classic recipe. We use it to frost cocktail cake. Try it on applesauce, spice, banana, or carrot cakes.
Ingredients
- cream cheese: 1 pack (8 ounce pack, softened)
- unsalted butter, melted and cooled: 2 Tbsp
- light brown sugar: 2 Tbsp
- vanilla extract: 1 tsp
- almond extract: 1 tsp
- honey: 1 Tbsp
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Stages of cooking
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Beat cream cheese, butter, brown sugar, vanilla, and almond extract with an electric mixer in a large bowl until mixture begins to stiffen.
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Pour in honey. Continue beating until a whipped consistency is reached; do not overmix as it will collapse. Use immediately or store covered in the refrigerator.
