Cream Cheese Frosting

I think cream cheese goes with most anything.  When I was thinking about Emilee's birthday cake this year, I knew that I wanted white frosting with chocolate on top.  I am not a fan of white frosting, then one night I remembered the cream cheese frosting I found on the food network.  I changed the recipe just a little and added extra powder sugar, to make it a little stiffer. The cake ended up tasting wonderful, it was the perfect mixture of chocolate and cream cheese.  

Cream Cheese Frosting

courtesy of Paula Deen, the Food Network

16 oz. Cream Cheese, softened

2 sticks of butter, softened

1 tsp. vanilla

4 1/2 C. powdered sugar

Mix the cream cheese, butter and vanilla together.  Gradually add the powdered sugar, until well mixed.  Enjoy.

Soft Oreo Cookies

This cookie is such an easy one to make, I remember making it in Jr. High cooking class.  Lately I love to play with the frosting.  Some of the variations that I have made include mint and cherry almond.  Adam likes the Cherry Almond frosting better than the original.

Cookie:

2 packages of Devil Food cake mix

1 1/2 Cups shortening

4 eggs

1 tsp. vanilla

Mix well. Roll in size of a cherry.  Put on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 for 10 to 13 minutes.  Cool on cookie sheet slightly before removing.  Frost when cooled.

Frosting

8 ounces Cream Cheese

1 tsp. vanilla

4 Tbsp. margarine or butter

3 1/2 Cups powdered sugar

Mix Well.  When I am playing with the flavoring I leave out the vanilla.  I add the other extracts or flavorings  to taste.