Easy Upscale Hazelnut Cream Cheese Frosting

 This recipe is actually of my own creation. It is based off the cream cheese frosting recipe in my new favorite cookbook, The Sweet Little Book Of Cupcakes, but even though that recipe is good, I decided to kick it up a notch and the easy yet upscale hazelnut cream cheese frosting was born! After being tested by first the family, then extended family, and finally friends, over and over, this recipe was given my special stamp of approval to go down in my cookbook-of-favorites, and this little blog. Hope you enjoy this as much as we did! Here is what you'll need:


1 cup, plus 2 tablespoons cream cheese, room temperature
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
3 1/2 cups confectioners sugar
2 1/4 teaspoons Hazelnut Liqueur

1. In an electric mixer, or large bowl, beat the cream cheese and butter on medium speed until creamy.

2. In a separate bowl, sift the confectioners sugar.

3. Add the confectioners sugar to the butter mixture on low speed until it begins to incorporate.

4.Add the Hazelnut Liqueur, and beat at medium to high speed until fully incorporated.

5. Enjoy! Put this on top of your favorite cookies, cakes, cupcakes, and pastries. I love putting this on a delicious cinnamon cupcake but, plain ol' chocolate and vanilla are great too! :)