Lemon Frosting
Frosting is a great way of decorating a birthday cake. It can
be bought pre-made, a popular choice is Pillsbury® Creamy Supreme®
Frosting, or homemade. It can be spread smoothly, piped or swirled
and can make a simple sponge cake extra special.
And then for the finishing touch just add some candles or candy
or take a look at our other cake decorating Ideas.
This recipe will make sufficient frosting to fill, and cover the
top and sides of an 8 or 9 inch sponge cake.
Ingredients
4½ cups confectioners’ sugar (powdered sugar)
½ cup (4oz or 1 stick) of butter
1 lemon
‘Cooking’ Instructions
The butter for this recipe needs to be at room temperature, so you
may have to leave it out of the refrigerator for several hours before
beginning.
First sift the confectioners’ sugar into a bowl. Then put
the butter into a separate bowl and beat until it’s creamy.
Next little by little beat in the sugar. Then when all the sugar
has been added grate the lemon rind and add one teaspoon of this
to the mixture. Now add enough lemon juice - you will probably need
between three and five tablespoons - to make the lemon frosting
a nice consistency for spreading or swirling.
And if you would like to know how to make a birthday sponge cake
why not take a look at our delicious recipes?
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