Best Ever Cream Cheese Buttercream

or 226 grams) unsalted butter, softened (or 1 stick salted & 1 stick unsalted)

(8-ounce/226 grams) package cream cheese, such as Philadelphia®, softened

pure vanilla extract, such as Nielsen-Massey®

to 4½ cups (480 to 540 grams) confectioners’ sugar, spooned in cup, leveled off & sifted