Lemon Buttercream Frosting

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Lemon is one of my favorite flavors. It’s bright and sunshiny and says, “Be happy.” It also tastes delicious in this luscious Lemon Buttercream Frosting.

Want to add a little sunshine into your life? Then buttercream is your friend. Lemon buttercream, to be more specific. It’s light and tart and sweet and makes you pucker into a smile.

We’ve got four birthdays and three special occasions coming up in the next 7 weeks and already there’s one request for several batches of this Lemon Buttercream Frosting. It’s that good.

It’s also just enough to frost the cupcakes with a spatula. If you want to pipe the frosting as pictured make a double batch of the lemon buttercream.

Also, be sure to lick the spoon!

Looking for other frostings? Try this Easy Chocolate Buttercream or this standard Vanilla Buttercream Frosting.

Tools I use to make this recipe easy:

Kitchenaid mixer – I finally fell in love with mine.
rubber spatula – can’t live without these!
microplane zester – a wonder. I’ve had mine for 15 years!
cupcake decorating set – only wish I had bought this sooner – not hard at all!

Lemon Buttercream Frosting

Lemon is one of my favorite flavors. It’s bright and sunshiny and says, “Be happy.” It also tastes delicious in this luscious Lemon Buttercream Frosting.

10 minutes
Cook time:0 minutes
Total time:10 minutes
about 2 cups
Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter, softened
3 cups powdered sugar
zest of one lemon
1 -2 Tablespoons lemon juice

Instructions:

In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter until fluffy. Add the sugar and lemon zest. Beat until the mixture starts to be a bit crumbly.
Add the lemon juice until you have a smooth texture. Beat until well combined and fluffy. Adjust with more sugar or juice, depending on what consistency you’re looking for.