Bright and tangy lemon cream cheese frosting is perfect for all sorts of baked goods.

Traditionalcream cheese frostingis tangy and creamy, thanks tocream cheese, butter, and powdered sugar.

For a bit more brightness, this recipe adds lemon zest and lemon juice.

Southern Living Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting

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This is a soft frosting, perfect for spreading over asheet cakeor topping crisp cookies.

If you use it for a layer cake, reduce the lemon juice to 1 Tbsp.

Ingredients

1 1/2(8-oz.

Southern Living Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting ingredients

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)packages cream cheese, softened

1/4cupbutter, softened

1/4cupfresh lemon juice

1(16-oz.

Add powdered sugar:

Gradually add powdered sugar, beating at low speed until blended.

Add lemon zest:

Stir in lemon zest.

Southern Living Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting beating together the cream cheese, butter, and lemon juice

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Southern Living Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting beating in the powdered sugar

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Southern Living Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting adding the lemon zest to the frosting

Credit:Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox