Cream Cheese Frosting for Hot Cross Buns

Note: this frosting will NOT harden. See serving suggestion below.
Materials needed
2 quart bowl
Hand mixer
Rubber spatula
Pastry bag, or small plastic bag with corner snipped off to use as pastry bag

Ingredients
4 ounces of cream cheese, at room temperature
2 Tablespoons butter, at room temperature
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2-3 cups of confectioner's sugar (also called 10x or powdered sugar)
Place the first 3 ingredents in the bowl and mix until smooth. Add 2 cups of confectioner's sugar and beat until smooth. Taste; if it's not sweet enough for you, add more sugar and beat until smooth.

Frosting the buns
Hold the plastic bag and open it up so the cut tip is at the bottom. Roll the top of the bag to the outside so the top doesn't get sticky with frosting. Place 1/2 of the frosting into the open cavity of the plastic bag (pastry bag), fold the top over and squeeze the frosting onto the Hot Cross Buns in two crossing lines to form a cross.

Note: When doubled, this frosting recipe can be used for cakes. It's delicious on banana cake when 2 Tablespoons of Limoncella are added instead of vanilla!