lemon buttercream

Tart yellow icing

Lemon buttercream is a frosting made by whipping butter with powdered sugar and lemon juice or zest.

The citrus cuts through the richness, making it popular for layer cakes, cupcakes, and sugar cookies: She piped lemon buttercream roses onto the wedding cake.

Related

whipped · fluffy · cake · piping · piping bag · sugar · powdered sugar · yellow · pale yellow · tart · icing · vanilla · smooth · spreading · stand mixer · bakery · layer · layer cake

Categories
  • buttercreams
Opposites
flavor profile

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frosting texture/type

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fondant · royal icing · glaze · whipped cream · meringue

Family

lemon, buttercream, butter, cream, lemons, lemony, lemonade, butters, buttered

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G