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Photo of Nutty Cream Cheese Frosting by GINGER P

Nutty Cream Cheese Frosting

Rated as 4.71 out of 5 Stars
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Recipe by:

"For those who can't get enough nuts. Excellent on applesauce, pumpkin and carrot cakes."
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Ingredients

servings 264 cals
Original recipe yields 15 servings (3 cups)

Directions

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  1. In a large bowl, beat softened butter and cream cheese until well blended.
  2. Add powdered sugar and vanilla. Beat until creamy and add chopped nuts. Spread on cooled cake.
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Nutrition Facts


Per Serving: 264 calories; 14 g fat; 34.8 g carbohydrates; 1.9 g protein; 25 mg cholesterol; 66 mg sodium. Full nutrition

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Reviews

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Only one problem. Vanilla extract amount is left out. Researched another recipe and found 2tsp is normal. Might want to add that to the recipe

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Super easy and super good.

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Loved this frosting. Good on cakes, cupcakes, but especially pumpkin bread. Nice for those that love nuts on their sweets.

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This was very creamy! I halved the recipe and used it on pumpkin cake III. I only used 1/4 cup of minced walnuts (kids not a fan of nuts in their desserts) and a small amount of almond extract...

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I did not have enough confectioner's sugar, so I replaced 1 cup with light brown sugar, added a tablespoon of peanut butter, a tablespoon of milk, 1/2 cup of coconut and some yellow food colorin...

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This is the best Cream Cheese frosting I have found yet! Everyone loves this. I only use the nuts occasionally, depending on what I am making, but I usually just make according to directions a...

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Served this many times and everyone says it's scrumptious!!!

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I used much less sugar and it was still excellent!

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I doubled this recipe the other day, and used it on a 9" round carrot cake. It was FANTASTIC!!! When the frosting is doubled, you have the perfect amount for an amply frosted 2-layer cake, with...

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