Green and Gold Cream Cheese Frosting
This lightly sweet, cream cheese frosting is the perfect frosting to decorate our Green Bay Packers cake!
Yield: 2 c green frosting for decorating and enough yellow frosting to fill and cover a 3-layer cakeServings: 16 people
Ingredients
- 2 (8oz) packages cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 c salted butter, softened
- 7 c powdered sugar
- ¼ c milk
- 3 tablespoon green food coloring
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon yellow food coloring
Instructions
- In a large bowl, beat together butter and cream cheese with a hand mixer, until blended. Add powdered sugar alternately with milk and beat until the frosting is light and fluffy.
- Separate 2 cups from your frosting and place it in a small bowl. Add green food coloring to the small bowl of frosting, mixing until the color is even.*
- Add the vanilla to the white frosting remaining in the large bowl, and beat until incorporated. Color the frosting in the large bowl with the yellow food coloring, mixing until the color is even.*
Notes
*Frosting colors will vary depending on the type of coloring used. Adjust quantities of coloring as necessary to reach the desired color.