Lemon Butter Cream Cheese Frosting -

Lemon Butter Cream Cheese Frosting

This cream cheese lemon frosting recipe is perfect for topping lemon or strawberry cupcakes or cake. With just the right balance of lemon flavor, creaminess and sweetness from raw honey that's not overpowering, this easy lemon frosting recipe is a kid-favorite and parent-approved.

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Prep Time: 3

Mixing Time: 5

Total Time: 8

Servings: Tablespoons

Calories: 78kcal

Equipment

1 Electric Hand Mixer

Ingredients

226 g butter softened
226 g cream cheese
126 g honey raw
2 tsp lemon extract

Metric - US Customary

Instructions

Take the cream cheese out of the fridge 20 minutes before you want to mix up your frosting.
When you're ready to make the frosting, add all ingredients to a medium-size bowl and mix with an electric hand mixer until fully combined and creamy.
Use immediately or store in an airtight container in the fridge.
If you are making this frosting ahead and storing it in the fridge, make sure to take it out of the fridge about a half hour before you want to use it and then give it another quick mix.

Notes

If you need to soften your butter quickly, heat a microwave-safe glass bowl in the microwave for a minute or two and then place it upside-down over your butter on the counter.
Make sure to use raw, unfiltered honey that is thick/spreadable. If you use a runny honey, it will separate from your butter and cream cheese.
Note the amount of frosting this recipe makes is roughly quadruple the amount of frosting my other buttercream recipes make. If you are subbing this frosting in place of one of my other buttercreams in a recipe, make sure to adjust the amounts accordingly. You can easily do this on the recipe print page.

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