Food and Recipes Recipes Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting Be the first to rate & review! Bright, tangy, and perfect for all sorts of baked goods. By Southern Living Test Kitchen Southern Living Test Kitchen The Southern Living Test Kitchen has been publishing recipes since 1970, four years after the first issue of Southern Living Magazine appeared on newsstands. The Southern Living Test Kitchen team includes a team of professionals with deep expertise in recipe development, from pastry chefs and grilling experts to nutritionists and dietitians. Together, the team tests and retests, produces, styles, and photographs thousands of recipes each year in the state-of-the-art test kitchen facility located in Birmingham, Alabama. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Updated on September 30, 2022 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Alison Miksch Prep Time: 10 mins Total Time: 10 mins Yield: Makes about 3 1/2 cups This is a very soft frosting, perfect for spreading over a sheet cake or topping crisp cookies. If you use it for a layer cake, reduce the lemon juice to 1 Tbsp. Ingredients 1 1/2 (8-oz.) packages cream cheese, softened 1/4 cup butter, softened 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice 1 (16-oz.) package powdered sugar 2 teaspoons lemon zest Directions Beat cream cheese and butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy; add lemon juice, beating just until blended. Gradually add powdered sugar, beating at low speed until blended; stir in lemon zest. Rate it Print