This was a really good, simple frosting. I used the whip attachment on my mixer to make this really fluffy. I also doubled the lemon juice and zest to add a little more flavor. Quick, easy, and delicious!
Lemon-Cream Cheese Frosting
Photo: Quentin Bacon
Yield: Makes about 1 cup
Recipe from
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 95
- Calories from fat: 46%
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated fat: 3g
- Cholesterol: 16mg
- Sodium: 42mg
- Carbohydrate: 12g
- Fiber: 0g
- Sugars: 11g
- Protein: 1g
Ingredients
- 1 8-ounce package cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
- Zest of 1 lemon, grated
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
Preparation
- With an electric mixer on medium, beat the cream cheese until softened. Slowly add the sugar, zest, and juice and beat until creamy, about 3 minutes.
Tip: For lump-free frosting, you will need room-temperature cream cheese. To hurry the process up, place an unwrapped block of cream cheese on a plate and microwave it at 50 percent power for 10-second intervals.
Lemon-Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Desserts, Cakes/Frostings
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Dairy
- DIETARY CONSIDERATION: Meatless
- PUBLICATION: Real Simple
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