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buttered walnut cream cheese frosting

GMarie65 avatar
Recipe by
Gina Davis
@GMarie65
Cedar Bluff, VA

This is an old recipe from my MawMaw and it is just wonderful! Can't have a carrot cake or pumpkin bread without it!! It is so buttery and just dang darn-it good :) You can replace the walnuts with your choice of nuts or leave them out to make Butter Cream Cheese Frosting (Icing)

yield serving(s)
prep time 10 Min
method No-Cook or Other

Ingredients For buttered walnut cream cheese frosting

  • 1 pkg
    8 oz cream cheese
  • 1 stick
    salted butter
  • 1 tsp
    pure vanilla extract
  • 8-10 c
    confectioners' sugar
  • 1/2 c
    chopped walnuts (or more if you like it really nutty) leave out if you want buttered cream cheese frosting

How To Make buttered walnut cream cheese frosting

  • 1
    This is the perfect Carrot Cake icing. I only use this one on my MawMaw Goodman's Carrot Cake (recipe posted)
  • 2
    Let cream cheese and butter get to room temperature
  • 3
    Cream butter and cream cheese together until fluffy
  • 4
    Add vanilla and beat in good
  • 5
    Add confectioners sugar 2 cups at a time beating between each addition
  • 6
    If frosting is a good thick fluffy after 8 cups finish with next step. If it is to thin keep adding confectioners sugar 2 cups at a time. I have used up to 14 cups to get it thick enough :)
  • 7
    Add walnuts and fold into frosting
  • 8
    let set at room temperature until ready to use or refrigerate for up to 7 days. If you refrigerate let frosting come to room temperature before frosting cakes.
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