lemon cream cheese frosting

Name: Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: - 12 ounces cream cheese, chilled; - 1/4 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature; - 2 cups powdered sugar; - 2 teaspoons lemon zest; - 1 teaspoon vanilla; - 3 tablespoons sour cream

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Jill Cooks

Sunshine state, FL

Updated on Mar 21, 2013

This is a great frosting for your favorite lemon cake. You can use orange zest instead of lemon.

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Ingredients

- 12 ounces cream cheese, chilled
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons lemon zest
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 tablespoons sour cream

How To Make lemon cream cheese frosting

Step 1

In the bowl of a stand mixer with a paddle attachment, beat the cream cheese with the butter until thoroughly combined. Beat in the sugar and then the lemon zest, vanilla and sour cream.

Step 2

Cover and refrigerate for about 30 minutes before using to frost cake. (will keep in an air tight containter in the refrigerator for one week).
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