Vanilla Cupcakes & Cream Cheese Icing

This recipe uses spreadable cream cheese for the icing, which is not standard, but it's what I generally have on hand at school. At home I would use the non-spreadable version that comes in a brick, which is what recipes generally call for. The brick version has higher fat content, and is designed for baking. This version of the icing was developed by someone in the United Kingdom where you can only buy spreadable cream cheese.