Lemon Buttercream Frosting
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
5 mins
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Cook Time
1 min
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Total Time
6 mins
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Servings
18
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Calories
196 kcal
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Course
Dessert
Lemon Buttercream Frosting
Description
This Lemon Buttercream Frosting recipe combines salted butter whipped until creamy with gradual additions of icing sugar to build sweetness and a light texture. Fresh lemon zest is incorporated using a fine zester tool, providing bright citrus notes without coarse pieces. Lemon juice adds lemony tartness that balances the frosting's sweetness. A small amount of cream thins the frosting to a smooth, easily spreadable consistency.
The frosting yields enough to decorate roughly 18 cupcakes or one two-layer cake, depending on application thickness. Its flavor is a sweet and tangy complement to vanilla or citrus cakes. The method focuses on layering flavors without overwhelming the palate, delivering a classic buttercream finish with a lemon twist.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter salted
- 4 cups icing sugar
- 2 tablespoons lemon zest
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons cream
Instructions
- Whip your butter with the paddle attachment if you have one, or just a general beater with your mixer.
- Add in your icing sugar, one cup at a time, beating continously. Now 2 tablespoons lemon zest worked wonderfully for me. Zested peel should not be done on a regular grater, by the way, you need a smaller size, a zester grater, in fact. The size is perfect without being overwhelming chunks in your cooking.
- The 3 tablespoons of lemon juice was just perfect for my tastes, zingy and zippy with a sweet background of pure sugar and butter. I then added the 2 teaspoons of cream to thin it out.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 18Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 196 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 196kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 26g | 9% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Cholesterol | 27mg | 9% |
| Sodium | 90mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 5mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 26g | 52% |
| Vitamin A | 325IU | 7% |
| Vitamin C | 1.8mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 4mg | 0% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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