Strawberries and Cream Buttercream

Smooth and creamy strawberry buttercream made with real strawberries and cream cheese. Tastes like a strawberry smoothie! This recipe will generously frost 24 cupcakes or 1 cake. Refrigerate if not using immediately. You may need to return frosting to room temperature before using.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 10 mins
• Calories: 210 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 1 teaspoon strawberry extract
• 1 drop red food coloring, or as desired
• 1 stick salted butter, softened
• 7 cups confectioners' sugar, or more as needed
• ¼ cup frozen sliced strawberries in sugar, thawed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Beat cream cheese and butter together in a mixing bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Add 1 cup confectioner's sugar, strawberries, strawberry extract, vanilla extract, and red food coloring. Mix on medium speed until smooth. Gradually add remaining confectioner's sugar, 1 cup at a time as needed, until desired consistency is reached.