How to Store Cream Cheese Frosting

Cream-cheese frosting adds a delightful tangy sweetness to many baked goods.

Carrot cake, red velvet cake, spice cake, cookies and muffins -- all of these baked goods benefit from the creamy, sweet and tangy taste of cream-cheese frosting. Deceptively simple, cream-cheese frosting can contain as little as three ingredients: cream cheese, butter and confectioners' sugar. While store-bought frosting can be shelf-stable, homemade frosting contains fresh dairy ingredients that require care in storage.

Things You'll Need

• Cream-cheese frosting
• Spoon or spatula
• Gallon freezer bag (optional)
• Sealable plastic container with lid (optional)
• Bowl (optional)
• Plastic wrap (optional)
• Refrigerator

Instructions

1. Scrape the cream-cheese frosting out of the mixing bowl using a spoon or a spatula and place it in your desired storage container. Use an airtight gallon freezer bag, sealable plastic container and lid, or a bowl.

2. Seal the container by pressing the bag closed, closing the container with a lid, or tightly sealing a bowl with plastic wrap.

3. Place the container with frosting into a refrigerator.

Tips & Warnings

• Frosting should be held for only three days. The frosting can be used cold to frost baked goods. If you are using a plastic freezer bag to store the frosting, cut the corner and use it to ice a cake directly from the bag.

• According to baking911.com, cream-cheese frosting must be refrigerated to prohibit harmful bacteria growth that can result in food-borne illnesses. The storage container must be airtight to avoid drying out the frosting or allowing the frosting to absorb odors and flavors from the refrigerator.

References

• Gourmet.com: Cream Cheese Frosting
• Baking911.com: Cake Icing and Filling Choices

Resources

• Allrecipes.com: Cream Cheese Frosting Recipes