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Pecan Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients
  

  • 2 8-ounce packages cream cheese, softened
  • ½ cup butter softened
  • 1 cup finely chopped toasted pecans
  • 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 7 cups confectioners’ sugar

Method
 

  1. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, butter, pecans, vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually beat in confectioners’ sugar until smooth.