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Lemon butter and cream cheese frosting

Quantity relative to the base recipe: ×1

Calculated

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

Active time
To confirm
Yield
1 batch of frosting
Difficulty
Easy
Flour
To confirm

Before you start

  • 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.

Ingredients

Lemon butter and cream cheese frosting

  • 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

  1. 1

    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.

    If you forgot to take the butter out ahead of time, try this quick softening method. How to soften butter: https://bakeagain.com/en/techniques/soften-butter