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Lemon buttercream icing
Recipe by:
amy
This recipe makes enough icing to fill a 4 layer cake. Quantities can be easily doubled if you need it to ice 2 trays of buns.
Ready in 15 mins
Saved by 66 cook(s)
Ingredients
Serves: 16
- 500g icing sugar
- 120g unsalted butter
- 30ml fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 2 tablespoons milk
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Preparation method
Prep: 15 mins1.
In large bowl, beat icing sugar, unsalted butter, lemon juice and lemon zest together until smooth. Beat in milk, then increase speed and continue to beat until light and fluffy.
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Last updated:
29 Jan 2013
Reviews & comments
Easy
Wanted to make sure I didn't make it too sloppy - thank you for posting. If you want to really pile up the icing - do 1.5 or double!
Posted:
02 Sep 2012
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