Luscious Lemon Frosting Food

THE BEST LEMON BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• In a mixer, add the butter and the lemon juice.
• Cream together on low speed until they are completely combined.
• Add the powdered sugar one cup at a time and continue to beat on medium speed until the frosting is creamy.
• Add the lemon zest and 1 small drop of yellow food coloring (if desired)
• Continue to mix.
• If the frosting is too runny, add 1/2 cup additional powdered sugar. Keep adding powdered sugar 1/2 cup at a time until you have the frosting at the desired consistency.

LUSCIOUS LEMON FROSTING

Steps:

• Add lemon rind to butter; cream well.
• Add part of sugar gradually, blending after each addition.
• Combine lemon juice and water; add to creamed mixture, alternately with remaining sugar, until of right consistency to spread.
• Beat after each addition until smooth.
• Add salt.
• Makes enough frosting to cover tops and sides of two 9-inch layers, or to cover the top and sides of golden sponge loaf.

LUSCIOUS LEMON TRIANGLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish and then line it with enough aluminum foil to leave overhang along all edges for lifting finished dessert from the pan. Grease the foil.
• Stir 2 cups flour, 1 cup confectioners' sugar, and 1 tablespoon lemon zest together in a bowl. Mash butter into the flour mixture until the mixture resembles fine crumbs; press into the bottom of the prepared dish.
• Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Beat eggs in the bowl of a stand mixer until lightened in color.
• Mix white sugar, 1/4 cup flour, and baking powder in a bowl until no lumps remain; beat into the eggs until incorporated fully. Stir lemon juice and lemon zest to the egg mixture; pour over the prepared crust.
• Bake in preheated oven until set in the middle and the edges are slightly golden, about 25 minutes.
• Cool pastry in the pan until just warm to the touch, dust with confectioners' sugar, and cool completely. Lift pastry from pan by the foil and refrigerate until slightly firmed. Cut into 2-inch squares; halve each square diagonally to get triangles.

TANGY LEMON CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Beat cream cheese and butter in a bowl until combined. Beat in powdered sugar and lemon juice.
• Beat in 2-1/4 to 2-1/2 cups more of powdered sugar till frosting is of spreading consistency. Stir in a few drops of yellow food coloring.

LEMON BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• Beat butter, lemon peel and lemon juice in medium bowl with electric mixer on medium speed 30 seconds. Gradually beat in powdered sugar. Beat 2 to minutes longer or until light and fluffy.

LUSCIOUS LEMON CAKE

Steps:

• Prepare the cake mix according to the box, and bake as directed in 2 round pans.
• Remove from the pans to cool.
• Put the cakes back in pans, and poke cakes all over with a fork.
• Mix the boiling water with the Jell-O until dissolved.
• Pour half over each layer, and refrigerate for at least 3 hours.
• TO MAKE THE FROSTING: Pour milk into a bowl.
• Add pudding mix and powdered sugar.
• Blend with a wire whisk.
• Stir in the Cool Whip until completely combined.
• Refrigerate until ready to use.
• To frost, dip one cake pan in hot water for about 10 seconds.
• Unmold it onto serving plate.
• Spread with about 1 cup of frosting.
• Top with second layer, then frost top and sides of cake.
• Keep cake refrigerated until ready to serve.

LUSCIOUS LEMON POKE CAKE WITH PUDDING FROSTING

Steps:

• Place cake layers, top sides up, in two clean 9 inch round cake pans. Pierce cakes with large fork at 1/2 inch intervals.
• Stir boiling water into dry gelatin mix in a medium bowl at least 2 minutes until completely dissolved.
• Carefully pour evenly over cake layers.
• Refrigerate for 3 hours.
• Pour milk into a large bowl.
• Add dry pudding mix.
• Beat with whisk for 2 minutes or until well blended.
• Gently stir in whipped topping; set aside.
• Dip one cake pan in warm water 10 sec; unmold second cake layer; carefully place on first layer.
• Frost top and side of cake with remaining pudding mixture.
• Refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving.
• Store leftover cake in refrigerator.

LUSCIOUS LEMON BUNDT CAKE W/LEMONY CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°.
• Grease and flour 12-cup bundt pan.
• Cake:.
• From lemons, grate 2 tablespoons peel and squeeze 3 tablespoons juice.
• Mix flour, salt and baking soda.
• In bowl with mixer on low speed, blend sugar and butter. On high, beat 3 minutes.
• On low, beat in eggs, 1 at a time, and vanilla.
• Beat in flour mixture alternately with buttermilk.
• Fold in peel and juice.
• Spoon into pan.
• Bake 60 to 70 minutes or until cake tests done.
• Cool in pan 15 minutes, then invert onto rack.
• Frosting:.
• In bowl, with mixer on low speed, blend sugar, butter and cream cheese.
• Beat in juice and vanilla.
• On high, beat until fluffy.
• Spread over cooled cake.

LUSCIOUS LEMON CAKE

Steps:

• For the cake, beat the cake mix and eggs until blended using a mixer on low.
• Fold in lemon pie filling (do not beat in).
• Spread in a greased 13 x 9 inch pan and bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes. (You might also want to put parchment paper on the bottom, greased on both sides, for easy removal.).
• For the frosting, mix the butter and cream cheese until smooth using the mixer on low.
• Add the sugar and vanilla, again blending until smooth.
• You can frost the cake once it has cooled, but if you want to frost it later (or make the frosting ahead of time), you can store it in the refrigerator in a bowl with plastic wrap applied directly on top of the frosting. Make sure it is covered completely, and it will last in the fridge for a couple days.