lemon buttercream frosting

Name: Lemon Buttercream Frosting
Prep time: 15 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cup(s) butter, softened; 1 large lemon, zested; 1 large lemon juiced (2 if not juicy); 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; pinch(es) generous pinch of salt; 6 cup(s) powdered sugar

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Desiree Cleveland-Campos

Davis, CA

Updated on Dec 12, 2019

This is a super sweet and tangy lemon buttercream.

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A ramekin of Lemon Buttercream Frosting with frosted cupcakes.

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We could eat this lemon buttercream with a spoon it's so good. We love that Desiree uses the natural flavor from the zest and fresh lemon juice things the frosting a bit. Add the juice a little at a time until the proper consistency is achieved so the frosting doesn't get too thin. It's super easy to make and so good. We topped a lemon cupcake with it and it was lemon heaven. This buttercream frosting recipe makes a lot of frosting. If you're making a layer cake, follow the ingredients as listed. If you're icing up to 24 cupcakes or a 9x13 cake, we'd suggest cutting the recipe in half.

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prep time 15 Min

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Ingredients

2 cups butter, softened
1 large lemon, zested
1 large lemon juiced (2 if not juicy)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
pinch generous pinch of salt
6 cups powdered sugar

How To Make lemon buttercream frosting

Step 1

Cream the butter, lemon zest, salt, and vanilla.

Step 2

Slowly add the powdered sugar 1 cup at a time.
Step 3

Alternating with the lemon juice.
Step 4

Feel free to add yellow gel food coloring as I did.
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