A simple cream cheese frosting brightened with lemon zest and juice.
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Total Time15 minutesmins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting
Servings: 2Cups
Calories: 100kcal
Author: Don Herman
Ingredients
8ozCream Cheeseroom temperature
1/4cupButterroom temperature
1/4tspSalt
1tspVanillaoptional
Zest of one lemon
Juice from one lemon
4cupsPowdered Sugar
Instructions
Beat cream cheese and butter until well blended. Add lemon zest, salt and vanilla (if using).
Beat in powdered sugar. I use a tea towel over my mixer to keep the sugar dust down!
Once the sugar is blended, check the spreading consistency. If you need to thin it, add a teaspoon of the lemon juice and blend again. Repeat to desired consistency.
Notes
Adding vanilla will give you more of a "creamsicle" taste to your frosting. Leaving it out will give you a brighter, tangy citrus frosting.