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Lemon butter and cream cheese frosting
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A calculated batch for coating and piping, with 200 g butter.

Calculated

Preppy Kitchen proportions calculated for 200 g butter. This calculated batch has not been tested.

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To confirm
Yield
1 batch of frosting
Difficulty
Easy
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Before you start

Plan for the rest.

Keep this in mind

This makes over 1 kg of frosting. It is a proportional calculation; a thin coating and a few piped flowers may use only part of it.

Keep this in mind

If you forgot to take the butter out ahead of time, try this quick softening method.

Ingredients

  • ButterSoft, at room temperature.
    200 g
  • Cream cheeseFirm cream cheese, not a runny spread.
    199 g
  • Icing sugar
    740 g104.78 tbsp
  • Lemon zestYellow peel only.
    2.5 tsp
  • Lemon juice
    26 ml
  • Vanilla extract
    0.5 tsp

Method

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  1. 01

    Beat the lemon frosting

    Beat soft butter with cream cheese until smooth. Add finely grated lemon zest and beat for about 3 minutes. Mix in icing sugar in portions, alternating with lemon juice. Add vanilla and beat briefly until fluffy.

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