Cake – Cream cheese cupcake icing too sour

cream-cheesecupcakesicing

How can I cut out the sour taste a bit and make it sweeter? Overall the icing tastes good, I'd just like to tweak it a bit.

The recipe I used contains:

  • 2 8-oz packages cream cheese, at room temperature
  • 8 Tbsp. (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 2 1/2 cups confectioner's sugar, sifted
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • Pinch of salt

Best Answer

Oddly enough, a little SALT might help. Salt has the effect of blocking some sour receptors in the tongue while enhancing sweetness.