Best Paula Deens Cream Cheese Frosting Recipes

FROSTING

Steps:

• To prepare frosting, melt butter in saucepan over medium heat and stir in brown sugar and cream. Bring to a boil, then transfer to a mixing bowl. Add confectioner's sugar and vanilla. Beat with a handheld electric mixer until it reaches a spreading consistency. At this time it may be necessary to add a tablespoon of heavy cream, or more, if frosting gets too thick. Just be sure to add cream in small amounts because you can always add to, but you can't take away. Frost your cake and sprinkle the top with chopped nuts, if desired.
• Cook's Note: To fix runny icing, add additional powdered sugar until the consistency is right.

BANANA NUT CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING (PAULA DEEN)

Steps:

• Butter and flour 3 (9-inch) round cake pans; set aside. Preheat oven to 350°F.
• For Cake: In a mixing bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Add the eggs and oil and stir just until the dry ingredients are moistened; do not beat. Stir in the banana, pecans, and vanilla.
• Divide the batter among the prepared pans and bake for 23 to 28 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool the cake layers in the pans for 10 minutes, and then turn them out onto a rack to cool completely.
• While the cake cools, make the frosting: In a bowl, blend together the cream cheese and butter. Gradually add the confectioners' sugar and beat until light and fluffy. Beat in the vanilla. Stir in the pecans, or reserve them to sprinkle over the frosted cake.
• Fill and frost the cake when it is completely cool.

RED VELVET CAKE AND CREAM CHEESE ICING (PAULA DEEN)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a mixing bowl cream sugar and butter, beat until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs on at a time.
• Mix cocoa and food coloring together in a small bowl; add to mixture and mix well.
• Sift together cake flour and salt.
• Add flour to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour.
• Blend in vanilla.
• In a small bowl combine baking soda and vineager. Add to mixture.
• Pour batter into 2 9inch or 3 8 inch cake pans.
• Bake 20-25 minutes or until done.
• Cool completely before frosting.
• For Icing:.
• Blend cream cheese and butter together in a mixing bowl.
• Add marshmallow creme and sugar; blend well.
• Fold in coconut and nuts if desired (or what I always do is press them into just the sides of the cake after I get the icing on it; very pretty this way!).
• Spread between layers and on top and sides of cooled cake.

MAMA'S QUICKER FUDGE FROSTING (PAULA DEEN)

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine butter, cocoa, and milk; bring to a boil.
• Add sugar and vanilla; beat well until smooth.
• Note: If frosting becomes too stiff, add 1 drop of water at a time to desired consistency.
• Frost cake and sprinkle on nuts, if desired.