What Is Cream cheese frosting and How Can I Use It?

If cream cheese frosting has turned up in a recipe or caught your eye at the store, here's what you need to use it with confidence and how to choose it, cook it, store it, what to substitute, and 6 recipes to try it in.

Quick facts

In Chinese: 奶油奶酪结霜
British (UK) term: Cream cheese frosting
en français: crème glaçage au fromage
en español: queso crema glaseado

Recipes using cream cheese frosting

There are 6 recipes that contain this ingredient.

Granny's Carrot Cake

My grandma used to make this carrot cake for me every year when I was at her place during summer vacation. It was the best carrot cake ever because it was packed with love :)