Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting
This is a lovely tart icing for cakes and cupcakes
Makes enough for: 1 batch frosting, enough to ice 12 cupcakes or one loaf cake
Ingredients
- 115 g good quality cream cheese
- 62 g softened butter
- 150 g icing sugar, sifted
- 1 lemon, finely grated zest and 15 mls juice
Method
- Place the cream cheese and butter into a stand mixer bowl
- Beat until pale, scraping down the sides of the bowl as necessary
- Add the icing sugar, lemon zest and juice and beat on a low speed until the frosting comes together
- Increase the speed and beat until completely smooth
- Use the frosting as needed, either straight from the bowl, or in a piping bag