Lemon-Cream Cheese Frosting

Photo by Quentin Bacon

Ingredients

1 8-ounce package cream cheese, at room temperature
1 ½ cups confectioners' sugar
Zest of 1 lemon, grated
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

With an electric mixer on medium, beat the cream cheese until softened. Slowly add the sugar, zest, and juice and beat until creamy, about 3 minutes. Tip: For lump-free frosting, you will need room-temperature cream cheese. To hurry the process up, place an unwrapped block of cream cheese on a pl...

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