Cream Cheese Frosting

Name: Cream Cheese Frosting
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 1 cake
Ingredients: 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened; 1/2 cup butter, softened; 1 teaspoon lemon zest; 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice; 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar, sifted

Submitted by Jens Gems

"This cream cheese frosting has just a hint of citrus flavor and always comes out perfectly. Especially good for any cakes with fruit in them, such as apple or carrot, but I use this frosting for anything I feel like icing as well!"

Download

Ready In:: 10mins
Ingredients:: 5
Yields:: 1 cake

ingredients

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
¹⁄₂ cup butter, softened
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 ¹⁄₂ cups powdered sugar, sifted

directions

Cream butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy.
Zest lemon (or lime or orange for different flavor) directly into butter/cream cheese.
Add lemon juice and mix well.
Gradually add sifted powdered sugar until smooth and creamy.
Try not to eat too much before you frost the cake!