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Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting

March 16, 2021 by Tina Verrelli Leave a Comment
Modified March 19, 2021 at 7:50 pm

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A delicious lemony twist on my classic cream cheese frosting! I love this frosting on my lemon cream cheese sugar cookies, strawberry pie filling easy cake – just about anything!

I actually started out wanting to make a lemon buttercream frosting for my soft lemon cream cheese sugar cookies, but I have to tell you, I really didn’t love the buttery-ness of the frosting mixed with the lemon flavor the next day – strange?? I love butter and lemon… Then I thought about adding fresh lemon zest and juice to my cream cheese frosting recipe – BINGO! We have a winner!

If you want to make the sugar cookies – a half-size version of this same lemon cream cheese frosting is included with that recipe – perfect amount to frost 24 soft lemony sugar cookies! This recipe is enough to frost 24 cupcakes or a 8 or 9″ layer cake!

Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting

A delicious lemony twist on the classic cream cheese frosting!
Tina Verrelli – epicuricloud.com
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cream cheese frosting, frosting, lemon
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 12 (3 cups approx.) enough to frost 24 cupcakes or 8-9″ 2-layer cake

Ingredients

  • 1 8-ounce package cream cheese room temperature
  • 8 tablespoons (1-stick) butter room temperature
  • 2 lemons 1 lemon zested, 1/4 cup juice
  • 7 cups powdered sugar plus more if needed
  • yellow food coloring, optional I used 1 drop gel coloring

Instructions 

  • Using hand mixer (turbo beaters) or stand mixer (flex edge or flat beater), beat the cream cheese and butter together until smooth and fluffy.
  • Mix in lemon zest and about 2 cups of the sugar.
  • Alternate mixing in lemon juice and sugar (helps keep the powdered sugar under control) until reaching desired consistency.
  • Add in a drop or two of yellow food coloring if desired.
  • Mix until smooth and creamy.

Notes

Can be refrigerated or frozen. When ready to use, thaw and use mixer to beat until fluffy.

Nutrition (approx. data estimated via online nutritional calculator.)

Calories: 348kcal (17%) | Carbohydrates: 72g (24%) | Protein: 1g (2%) | Fat: 8g (12%) | Saturated Fat: 5g (31%) | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 21mg (7%) | Sodium: 72mg (3%) | Potassium: 29mg (1%) | Fiber: 1g (4%) | Sugar: 69g (77%) | Vitamin A: 251IU (5%) | Vitamin C: 10mg (12%) | Calcium: 8mg (1%) | Iron: 1mg (6%)
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