Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe-February 2024-www.zdask.com

　　I try to cut fat and calories wherever I can, so I generally use a combination of cream cheese and Neufchâtel when I prepare this frosting. It’s great on virtually any cake and a perfect match for Sunrise Carrot Muffins (page 7).

Ingredients

makes 2 cups (frosts 9-inch layer cake)

　　6 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature

　　12 ounces cream cheese, low-fat Neufchâtel cheese, or a combination of both

　　3/4 cup light agave nectar

　　1/2 tablespoon vanilla extract

　　Juice of 1/2 lemon

Step 1

Using an electric mixer, cream together the butter and cream cheese. Add the agave nectar, vanilla extract, and lemon juice. Beat well until smooth and fluffy.

VARIATION

Step 2

Rum Cream Cheese Frosting: Substitute amber agave nectar for the light agave nectar and add 1 tablespoon dark rum.

　　Reprinted with permission from Baking with Agave Nectar: Over 100 Recipes Using Nature's Ultimate Sweetener by Ania Catalano. Copyright © 2008 by Ania Catalano; photography © 2008 by Lara Hata. Published by Celestial Arts, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc., New York.Ania Catalano is a graduate of the Natural Gourmet School of Cooking in New York and the owner of the Gourmet Whole Foods Catering and Cooking School in Milford, Connecticut.