Lemon-Cream Cheese Frosting

Name: Lemon-Cream Cheese Frosting
Yield: 2 cups
Ingredients: ¼ cup butter or stick margarine, chilled; 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 (8-ounce) block 1/3-less-fat cream cheese, chilled; 3 cups powdered sugar

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Overbeating the frosting will make it runny, so be sure to beat it just until blended, and make sure the butter and cream cheese are chilled before using.

By Greg Patent

Recipe by Cooking Light May 1999

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Yield:

2 cups

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Ingredients

¼ cup butter or stick margarine, chilled
1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 (8-ounce) block 1/3-less-fat cream cheese, chilled
3 cups powdered sugar

Directions

Step 1
Beat first 4 ingredients at high speed of a mixer about 2 minutes or just until smooth (do not overbeat). Gradually add powdered sugar, and beat at low speed just until blended (do not overbeat). Cover and chill 2 hours.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

123 calories; calories from fat 40%; fat 5.5g; saturated fat 3.5g; mono fat 1.6g; poly fat 0.2g; protein 1.3g; carbohydrates 17.7g; cholesterol 16mg; iron 0.1mg; sodium 77mg; calcium 11mg.

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