Peanut Butter Frosting

🥘 Ingredients

• bourbon or rum (optional)
  2 Tbsp
• cold cream cheese
  3 oz
• confectioners' sugar, sifted
  2.66 c
• cream or milk
  3 Tbsp
• cream, milk, or liquor or as needed
  2 Tbsp
• smooth peanut butter
  1/2 c
• unsalted butter, softened
  1.5 Tbsp
• vanilla
  1 tsp

🍳 Cookware

• medium bowl

1. 1

   Stir in chopped peanuts to taste, or sprinkle them over the finished cake, if desired. Try this as a filling for any cake frosted or glazed with chocolate. Have the cream cheese cold. The butter can be cold, but it's better to have it at room temperature.
2. 2

   Beat in a medium bowl just until blended smooth peanut butter , cold cream cheese , unsalted butter, softened , vanilla , cream or milk , and bourbon or rum (optional) .

   smooth peanut butter: 1/2 c, cold cream cheese: 3 oz, unsalted butter, softened: 1.5 Tbsp, vanilla: 1 tsp, cream or milk: 3 Tbsp, bourbon or rum (optional): 2 Tbsp
3. 3

   Add one-third at a time and beat just until smooth and the desired consistency is reached confectioners' sugar, sifted .

   confectioners' sugar, sifted: 2.66 c
4. 4

   If the frosting is too stiff, add, but do not overbeat cream, milk, or liquor or as needed .

   cream, milk, or liquor or as needed: 2 Tbsp