Cream Cheese Frosting

This frosting is not so sweet and goes very well with the Carrot & Banana Cake.  This recipe is from www.bbcgoodfood.com.

Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients:

• 100g butter, softened
• 300g cream cheese (like Philadelphia)
• 100g icing sugar, sifted
• 5ml vanilla essence

Method:

1. Beat the butter until really soft, then beat in the soft cheese, icing sugar and vanilla. 
2. Use a palette or cutlery knife to swirl the icing on top of the cake, then sprinkle with decorations or chopped nuts.