Cream Cheese Frosting

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I made the banana version on a carrot cake. Very delicious.

 

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* Exported from MasterCook *

 

Cream Cheese Frosting

 

Recipe By :Whole Foods for the Whole Family

Serving Size : 0 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Desserts/Cakes

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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8 ounces cream cheese -- softened

8 tablespoons butter -- softened

2 tablespoons honey -- up to 4T

1 teaspoon vanilla

1/2 cup chopped nuts -- (optional)

See below for variations

 

Beat cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Beat in honey to taste. Add vanilla

and nuts. Keep refrigerated. Delicious on carrot

cake!

 

Banana-Nut. Omit the honey, or use only 2T. Beat in one small ripe banana.

Add nuts. Chill to spreading consistency. Decorate

frosted cake with banana or raisins.

 

Tinted. Add 1/4 to 1/2 cup unsweetened crushed raspberries, blueberries or

strawberries. If desired, arrange whole berries or

fresh sliced strawberries in a design on top of the cake.

 

Butterless. Omit butter. Thawed orange or apple juice concentrate may be

substituted for the honey. Omit vanilla.

 

Copyright:

" 1981 La Leche League International "

 

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Per serving: 2184 Calories (kcal); 211g Total Fat; (84% calories from fat); 30g

Protein; 57g Carbohydrate; 497mg Cholesterol; 1616mg

Sodium

Food Exchanges: 1 Grain(Starch); 4 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 40 Fat; 2

1/2 Other Carbohydrates

 

 

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0

 

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softened

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Beat cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Beat in honey to taste. Add vanilla

and nuts. Keep refrigerated. Delicious on carrot

cake!

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Banana-Nut. Omit the honey, or use only 2T. Beat in one small ripe banana.

Add nuts. Chill to spreading consistency. Decorate

frosted cake with banana or raisins.

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Tinted. Add 1/4 to 1/2 cup unsweetened crushed raspberries, blueberries or

strawberries. If desired, arrange whole berries or

fresh sliced strawberries in a design on top of the cake.

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Butterless. Omit butter. Thawed orange or apple juice concentrate may be

substituted for the honey. Omit vanilla.

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1981 La Leche League International

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