Lemony Cream Cheese Icing

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This delicious cream cheese frosting is great on the Black Velvet Cake from Annabel's Through the Seasons TV series and book, and on carrot cakes or cupcakes.

Prep Time

5 mins

Serves

makes enough for 1 large cake

Vegetarian

Nut Free

Dessert

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Ingredients

100 g butter, softened

150 g cream cheese

3 cups icing sugar, plus extra to dust

a pinch of salt

2 tbsp lemon juice

Method

STEP 1

To make Lemony Cream Cheese Icing, blend butter and cream cheese in a bowl or food processor until smooth.

Beat in icing / confectioner's sugar and salt, adding a little icing / confectioner's sugar or water if necessary to achieve a spreadable consistency.

STEP 2

Spread over cake or cakes.

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