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How To Make Lemon Icing

Lemon icing adds a great zingy citrus flavour to your cakes and cupcakes. In this step by step guide Donna Egan, owner of the Buttercup Cake Shop, shows you how to make a delicious American style lemon cream cheese icing. Yum! Enlarge

How To Make Lemon Icing

Lemon icing adds a great zingy citrus flavour to your cakes and cupcakes. In this step by step guide Donna Egan, owner of the Buttercup Cake Shop, shows you how to make a delicious American style lemon cream cheese icing. Yum!

Prep:
10m
Total:
10m

Ingredients

  • 1 3/4 kg icing sugar
  • 500 g butter, at room temperature
  • 400 g cream cheese
  • 1/2 tsp lemon essence
  • 1 lemon

Step 1: Mix the Cream Cheese and Butter

Whisk the cream cheese and butter together in an electric mixer, starting at a low speed. Stop the mixer and scrape down the sides periodically.

Step 2: Add the Icing Sugar

When the cheese and butter mixture is light and fluffy, add the icing sugar and whisk; again starting at a low speed, and finishing at a high speed to make it really fluffy.

Step 3: Add the Lemon

Add the lemon essence and zest of 1 lemon, then mix again. Spread over your cakes.