Lemon Frosting Recipe
Quick and easy lemon frosting recipe, homemade with simple ingredients. Loaded with tangy cream cheese, lemon juice, zest, extract. Soft, fluffy, creamy!
Servings: 3 cups
Calories: 1056kcal
Ingredients
- ½ cup Butter Unsalted, Room temperature
- 1 box Cream cheese Full fat, 8 oz. package
- 1 teaspoon Lemon extract
- ¼ cup Lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon Lemon zest
- 5 cups Powdered sugar
- Yellow gel coloring
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, mix together butter and cream cheese until smooth.
- Add lemon extract, lemon juice, lemon zest and mix until combined.
- Gradually mix in powdered sugar (½ cup at a time) until frosting is smooth and creamy.
- Add some yellow gel coloring (quantity is based on how intense you want the yellow shade) and mix until color is evenly distributed.
- Cover bowl and chill in the fridge for 20-30 minutes to make it slightly firmer, which makes easier to pipe perfect swirls. This is an optional step but I do this with most of my frostings. Enjoy!
Notes
- Read all my tips above.
- Leftovers can be stored in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 5 days.
Nutrition
Calories: 1056kcal | Carbohydrates: 201g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 19g | Cholesterol: 81mg | Sodium: 275mg | Potassium: 20mg | Sugar: 196g | Vitamin A: 945IU | Vitamin C: 10.5mg | Calcium: 9mg | Iron: 0.1mg