Spiced Neufchatel Frosting
Created by Engrossed on October 30, 2011
- Servings: 8-12
- Prep Time: 10m
- Cook Time: 0m
- Recipe #1757
Ingredients
- 4 ounces neufchatel cheese or 4 ounces cream cheese
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon orange zest
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 1/2 to 2 cups confectioners' sugar (powdered sugar)
- Orange juice, to thin frosting if needed
- 1/4 cup pecans, chopped to top (optional)
How to Make
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Step 1: Cream neufchatel and butter together. Beat in vanilla, orange zest and nutmeg.
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Step 2: Beat in confectioner’s sugar until right consistency is reached. Add orange juice if it becomes too thick.
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Step 3: Frost cake with frosting and sprinkle pecans over the frosting, if desired. You can also cut the loaf in half and frost in between layers.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (61.4 g)
- Calories 250
- Total Fat - 10 g
- Saturated Fat - 2.8 g
- Cholesterol - 11.1 mg
- Sodium - 82 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 39 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.4 g
- Sugars - 38.2 g
- Protein - 1.6 g
- Calcium - 24.7 mg
- Iron - 0.3 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.4 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg