This lemony cream cheese frosting is perfect for a lemon or vanilla cake, or cupcakes. It’s light and tangy, with just the right amount of sweet, and colored naturally by our turmeric yellow.
MAKES: 1 PINT FROSTING
INGREDIENTS
8 ounces cream cheese, room temp
½ stick butter, room temp
Color Kitchen Plain Frosting Mix
Natural nonpareil sprinkles
1 ½ tsp natural lemon extract
½ tsp vanilla extract
a pinch of salt
DIRECTIONS
In a medium sized bowl, add cream cheese and butter and beat until creamy. Add lemon extract, vanilla and salt and blend.
In another bowl mix dry ingredients: powdered sugar and yellow color from Frosting Mix. Set aside sprinkles.
On low, slowly add dry ingredients until completely blended. Chill before frosting cakes or cupcakes.
Top with dye-free sprinkles and garnish with lemon twists (optional).