Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Buttercream

Ingredients

Condiments
- 2 1/4 cup Peanut butter, creamy

Baking & Spices
- 8 cups Powdered sugar
- 3 1/2 tsp Vanilla, pure such as

Dairy
- 1 3/4 cup Butter, unsalted
- 6 oz Cream cheese
- 1 Philadelphia (8-ounce/226 grams package cream cheese, such as

Other
- For Large Batch, More Intense Peanut Butter Flavor—Makes about 5½ cups
- For Regular Batch, Slightly Sweeter—Makes about 4¼ cups

Time
Prepare: 30M
Total: 30M

Found on wickedgoodkitchen.com

Description

Rich, creamy, light and fluffy and packed with peanut butter flavor, this spectacular buttercream frosting has a slight tang from cream cheese and tastes just like peanut butter pie! Truly, a peanut butter lover’s dream come true.

Ingredients

For Regular Batch, Slightly Sweeter—Makes about 4¼ cups
¾ cup (1½ sticks or 170 grams) unsalted butter, softened (or part salted & unsalted)
6 ounces (170 grams) cream cheese, such as Philadelphia®, chilled from the fridge
¾ cup (192 grams) creamy peanut butter, such as Jif®
1½ teaspoons (7.5 ml) pure vanilla extract, such as Nielsen-Massey®
3½ cups (420 grams) confectioners’ sugar, spooned in cup, leveled off & sifted
For Large Batch, More Intense Peanut Butter Flavor—Makes about 5½ cups
1 cup (2 sticks or 226 grams) unsalted butter, softened (or 1 stick salted & 1 stick unsalted)
1 (8-ounce/226 grams) package cream cheese, such as Philadelphia®, softened
1½ cups (384 grams) creamy peanut butter, such as Jif®
2 teaspoons (10 ml) pure vanilla extract, such as Nielsen-Massey®
4½ cups (540 grams) confectioners’ sugar, spooned in cup, leveled off & sifted

Directions

Using an electric stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment, or handheld mixer and large bowl, beat butter on medium speed until creamy. Add cream cheese, peanut butter and vanilla; beat until fully incorporated. Gradually increase mixer speed to high and continue beating until light and fluffy, scraping down the sides of bowl as necessary with rubber spatula.
Gradually add confectioners’ sugar, beating on low speed (stir), until well combined. Beat on high speed until well combined and smooth while scraping down sides of bowl as necessary, about 2 minutes.
Before filling, frosting, icing and piping cakes, rebeat buttercream to ensure smoothness.

Serves: Makes about 4¼ to 5½ cups; enough to fill and frost two 9-inch layer cakes or three 8-inch layer cakes.
Prepare: PT30M
TotalTime: PT30M