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Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting

Makes 6 cups

Ingredients
  

  • 1 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened
  • 1/3 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 1 cup fresh strawberries hulled
  • ¼ teaspoon almond extract
  • 1 2-pound package confectioners’ sugar

Method
 

  1. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter with a mixer at medium speed until creamy.
  2. In the container of a blender, purée strawberries until smooth. Measure out 1/3 cup purée (reserve remainder for another use), and add purée and almond extract to cream cheese mixture, beating until combined. Gradually add confectioners’ sugar, beating until smooth.