Cream Cheese Icing

My aunt just emailed me and asked me for a recipe to top her pineapple carrot cake. Well the best frosting for that is none other than cream cheese icing.

This is the basic recipe I use is blend 1 package cream cheese, 1/4 cup softened butter, 1kg icing sugar (add a little bit at a time or you will have a snow storm in your kitchen), 2 Tbsp milk, and 2 Tbsp vanilla until creamy.

Now of course there is ways to change things up. Instead of the vanilla you can add 3 Tbsp maple syrup (you can add more if the flavor isn't strong enough). For an adult version you can add Coconut rum instead of the milk. You can also replace the regular cream cheese with one of the many varieties of flavored cream cheese they have out there. Another good alternative is adding OJ instead of milk and vanilla and if you are using fresh squeezed add the zest of the orange as well.