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Fluffy Lemon Buttercream Frosting Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Paperdollpeople / All my dishes 1 year, 4 months ago Remember those small tart candies called "lemon heads"? First tart, then a sweet little ball that melted in your mouth? Re-create these treats with this recipe. The soft frosting is first a punch of lemon, then a relaxed breeze, all the w... More Prep:10m Servings:16	Paperdollpe
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Ingredients

3 1/2 cups confectioners sugar

1/2 cup of butter (1 stick) softened

1/4 cup of milk

1 t vanilla

1 T lemon zest (the rind of a lemon)

2 T lemon juice

Directions

mix the butter, lemon zest and vanilla together, making sure all the lumps are gone.

add the milk, and quickly cream it into the butter mixture.

by the 1/2 cup, mix in the sugar.

once the sugar is all in the bowl, cream on "high" for two minutes. (I use this time to clean up)

mix in lemon juice.

spread heartily on cupcakes, and enjoy!

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krumkake 1 year, 4 months ago said:
This will be perfect for my lemon meltaway cookies - thanks for sharing it!

henrie 1 year, 4 months ago said:
Thank you for this great post, I've been looking for a good lemon frosting. Sounds perfect, you have my 5

bluewaterandsand 1 year, 4 months ago said:
Sounds great! I love buttercream frosting and I love lemon so together, it has to be awesome!

greekgirrrl 1 year, 4 months ago said:
When lemon frosting is good, it's GREAT!! this one sounds like a winner!

manishaxray 3 months, 3 weeks ago said:
This is a really bad version of a basic lemon frosting. The components are all there, but the instructions on how to mix them together are completely off. When making frosting, one generally creams the butter and sugar together, then adds liquid to the desired consistency. This recipe has you do the opposite. Additionally, all the liquid should be added BEFORE doing the final high speed creaming step. Adding liquid after this ruins the consistency.

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manishaxray 3 months, 3 weeks ago said:
1. Cream butter with zest and vanilla
2. Mix in sugar
3. Add in milk to desired consistency
4. Add lemon
5. Adjust do desired consistency with sugar/milk
6. Cream on high for 2 minutes

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