Professional Cream Cheese Buttercream Frosting

• 1 cup salted butter (softened)
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 16 ounces cream cheese (softened, cut-up)
• 4 lbs confectioners' sugar (powdered)
• 1 1/2 tablespoons clear vanilla extract
• salt

1. In a large bowl (or KA Mixer) cream together shortening and butter.
2. Stop and scrape down, start again till creamy.
3. Add cut-up cream cheese and cream again, scraping down sides till fluffy on high.
4. Add vanilla extract and blend.
5. Add at time confectioner's sugar, starting on low speed as to not spray sugar all over, then increase speed till blended each time and scrape down each time.
6. You may add salt if you need to.
7. Turn on high speed for 15 minutes to make frosting blended, smooth and fluffy.
8. Also you may have to chill frosting after completed.

butter, shortening, cream cheese, sugar, clear vanilla, salt

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/professional-cream-cheese-buttercream-frosting-454493 (may not work)