Key Lime Cream Cheese Icing

By Moxey2009

Ingredients

• 1 stick butter softened
• 1 pkg (8oz) cream cheese softened
• 2 tbls key lime juice
• 1 tsp lime or lemon zest
• 4-5 cups confectioners sugar

Preparation

Step 1

Cream butter and cream cheese, juice and zest until light and fluffy. Add powdered sugar 1 cup at a time and beat until light and fluffy. If it’s too thin add additional sugar. I too buy the bottled Key Lime juice! If making a Margharita cake I use this as a filling and then ice with something else (lemon buttercream or something along that line if I need a smooth finish) the icing has pieces of lemon/lime in it so it won't give you a smooth finish. You could omit that I guess if you want a smoother texture. If I'm doing cupcakes I just use it straight up and swirl on top!