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This maple cream cheese frosting tastes like fall in frosting form. With cream cheese, cinnamon, and real maple syrup, it’s cozy, sweet, and just the right amount of tangy. Spread it on cakes, cupcakes, or use it as a dip.
It’s smooth, easy to make, and holds up beautifully. If you love bold, creamy flavors, don’t miss my peanut butter cream cheese frosting for another rich twist.
Here is Why This Recipe Works
Perfect balance: Not too sweet, with just the right hint of cinnamon and maple for that cozy fall flavor.
Super easy: You can whip this up in no time, and no mixer disasters here!
Versatile: Frost cakes, cupcakes, or go wild and use it as a dip for fruit or cookies.
Add it to our brownies with cream cheese frosting for a brownie upgrade or our sourdough banana cake.
Recipe Tips
Soften your ingredients: Make sure both the cream cheese and butter are at room temperature to avoid lumps in the frosting.
Cream the sugar with the butter first: Mixing the sugar into the butter before adding the cream cheese helps coat the sugar in fat. This prevents the water in the cream cheese from loosening the frosting and creates a more stable texture.
Use real maple syrup: For the best flavor, choose pure maple syrup over artificial substitutes.
Cool before frosting: Let your baked goods cool completely before spreading the frosting to prevent melting.
Stick with block cream cheese: Avoid the spreadable kind that comes in a tub—it contains more moisture and can make the frosting too soft or runny.
This recipe was adapted from my cream cheese frosting recipe.
You Need This Frosting
This maple frosting is the sweet, cozy upgrade your desserts have been missing. With a handful of ingredients and one bowl, you’ll have it whipped up in no time. Frost cupcakes, dip fruit, or eat it straight from the spoon, we won’t judge.
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Maple Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
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Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened (227 grams)
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened (113 grams)
- 2 cups powdered sugar, (240 grams)
- 3 tablespoons maple syrup
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Pinch salt
Instructions
- With an electric mixer, beat the softened butter and confectioners' sugar on medium speed until the mixture is light and creamy, about 2 to 3 minutes.(Coating the powdered sugar in butter fat before adding the cream cheese will help prevent the sugar from drawing water out of the cream cheese).
- Add the softened cream cheese and mix until smooth and fully incorporated.
- Pour in the maple syrup, vanilla, cinnamon, and a pinch of salt, then beat for another minute until the frosting becomes light and fluffy.
- Once your baked goods are completely cooled, spread the frosting over cakes or cupcakes. You can also use it as a dip for fruit or cookies.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Delicious! The cream cheese is a great balance for the maple sweetness. My husband loves pancakes with maple syrup, so for his birthday I made a yellow cake with this frosting. I did not have unsalted butter – used salted butter and did not add the pinch of salt. I also added a half teaspoon of maple flavor in addition to the vanilla. This (imho) greatly enhanced the flavor.
Thank you so much! I love how you adapted the recipe, the extra maple flavor sounds like a great addition. Happy birthday to your husband!!
This looks to die for!
Thanks Angie!