Bourbon Cream Cheese Icing (or Frosting)

Author Notes

I made this icing to top the delicious peach cake that appears in Melissa Gray's book, All Cakes Considered. She offers a cream cheese frosting recipe to go with the cake (which is fantastic, by the way), but I took it a little further by spiking it with a bit of bourbon to celebrate the birthday of a dear friend. My recipe is much looser than Gray's thick frosting so it can be poured or drizzled over the cake (to frost cupcakes, I just dip them cake-side-down into a bowl of the icing). It would also be good on a chocolate or pecan cake, and it's a tasty glaze for an adult-style oatmeal cookie, too. While not kid-friendly, the glaze is not too strong but has just enough flavor so you know it's there. —vvvanessa