Lemon Buttercream Icing

By charlotteh371

Ingredients

• 1 cup of salted butter
• 4 cups of icing sugar
• 2 tablespoons lemon zest
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons cream

Preparation

Step 1

1.Whip your butter with the paddle attachment if you have one, or just a general beater with your mixer.
2.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.
3.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.