What is the difference between buttercream and cream cheese frosting?
Buttercream frosting is made with butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, and a little milk. Cream cheese frosting is cream cheese, maybe 2 tablespoons of butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, and a little milk. Either can be thick or thin, depending how much milk you add. The difference is in taste. Buttercream is sweeter; cream cheese has a little tang (but is especially good on carrot cake!) Now I’m hungry…
