Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting - Everyday Food with Sarah Carey

Sarah Carey makes a sweet and tangy Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting recipe that couldn't be easier or more delicious. Make this to top any variety of your favorite baked treats like cakes, cupcakes, and cookies.
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Sarah Carey is the editor of Everyday Food magazine and her job is to come up with the best ways to make fast, delicious food at home. But she's also a mom to two hungry kids, so the question "What's for dinner?" is never far from her mind -- or theirs, it seems! Her days can get crazy busy (whose don't?), so these videos are all about her favorite fast, fresh meals -- and the tricks she uses to make it all SO much easier.
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[@vanilla383]

Sarah, I just did this frosting yesterday for my birthday cake. I coudnt find any lemons so I did it with oranges and it was a success. People just couldnt stop eating. Thank you so much.

[@veruschkamunilall1595]

Thank you ever-so-much Sarah. I just made the frosting and frosted the cupcakes. Definite winner!!! You cannot fail with this, simply divine.

[@puffacookie5249]

450g cream cheese 110g butter 450g icing sugar 2 tsps lemon zest 4 tsps lemon juice

[@brendadomengeaux4867]

Thanks for keeping it simple

[@vanesadcastillo1537]

Great way to explain the recipe! Great vibes!

[@CreativeKitchen]

Frosting looks great and lemon makes it lighter, thanks for inspiration!

[@butterfliesandsilkflorals3716]

Thank you for sharing this delicious lemon 🍋 cream cheese frosting recipe.😊👍

[@DR-fj6qu]

Amazing! Thank you for sharing

[@patriciaberry9551]

Absolutely love this frosting.....I made a lemon roll with this frosting and ohhhh wow it was so so good 👍 thank u so very much easy recipe 😊 very pleased 😀

[@pianopiano9352]

Looks so yummy! ❤️

[@JP-vc7rx]

I just made a lemon bundt cake with blueberries and topped it with this! phenomenal!

[@CA-LOVEFORJESUSCHRIST]

Nice job, I'm going to use this, Thanks for sharing.

[@arabiansister3865]

Thank you 🤗

[@joywalker4918]

So I'm making a lemon cream cheese, blueberry pound cake tonight for my daughter in law she absolutely loves it, but I've never put any frosting on top of it before, and I thought this would probably be a great frosting to go on it, at least I hope it is I see how easy and simple, it is to make, and I appreciate you showing how quick it is. I can't wait to use this frosting thank you so much, definitely a new subscriber to your channel.

[@JoinLife1001]

ah!! I like that

[@lolaj6308]

Ahh. Recently made lemon cream cheese frosting but only used the zest without the juice because I didn't know I could use it! Would have made the frostig a lot more lemon-y. Learned something new again. Thanks a lot Sarah!

[@utbr01]

Easy peasy!

[@donnabella8885]

This icing is the bomb 💣

[@outcastnails8552]

It was so easy to make I did it today with my banana breads for church everyone kept complimenty me about how good it tastes..thanks very easy and delicious icing 👍🏾💯😋😋

[@HM-rj5rv]

Is it too much sugar or is it okay?

[@amirakamal675]

ymmmy so good

[@juliewalsh7401]

I made an orange cream cheese frosting on dark chocolate cupcakes, huge hit!

[@sdf1677]

Wow, you inspired me to make a keto no bake lemon cheese cake. I changed a lot of your ideas but thank you for putting this online!

[@juunakano]

thank uuu!!!

[@SusansEasyRecipes]

looks nice😃🌼😋

[@reenaantony7441]

super

[@karenamanda1958]

I've made this using lime and it was great. Orange would also be yummy. I wish I had a kitchenAid mixer.

[@user-jv3cn3cn9q]

Good

[@michelj.pelissier6448]

Me to I had made that observation long time ago but I don't mention 'it 👍 . Buy Chef Martha Is very impressive and always provided good instructions . Thanks . 👑🍜🎂🍨🍝 .

[@ShauKenshin]

Just so u know.....lemon cream cheese is my favorite...and i a about to make regular icing for my cinnamon rolls...wanna try the lemon on it tho....might make a small batch and try it...will let u guys know how it turns out..

[@michellevaldezberthet8816]

sarah you should shar your life and stories with us! we love you! and that would be so interesting.

[@adriennegaines-ramos6543]

i made the recipe and i 100% recommend it. It is so delicious! The only thing i tweaked is the amount of sugar ( i only used 90% of a pound) If you make a cake you need to try this!

[@greensupernova92]

I love cream cheese frosting. But mine always looks like it splits. And I don't know what I'm doing wrong. I'm using room temp butter and cream cheese. Can you give me any tips that you haven't mentioned in a video? Thanks!

[@RaeviinLynae]

Cream cheese icing is also good on a spoon or straight outta the bowl if your naughty lol

[@reyanshdillon6143]

I guess I'm quite off topic but does anyone know of a good place to watch newly released tv shows online?

[@tobiasreuben4503]

@Reyansh Dillon I use flixzone. You can find it by googling :)

[@maximusmekhi6548]

@Reyansh Dillon I watch on flixzone. Just search on google for it =)

[@24framedavinci39]

You guys need to adjust your mixer like yesterday.

[@mschuexlittlechuex3581]

Does it need the zest... Or can u just put in lemon juice n still taste like lemon?

[@roldangalvez5660]

Uhmmm Sarah Where Did You Buy A Confectioner Sugar Because I Am Making That Too

[@aminatabi]

Confectioner's sugar in where I'm from in the UK is called Caster sugar

[@Thisisausername601]

Aminat Abiola no it's called icing sugar. Caster sugar is just finer than granulated.

[@trendyfoods1883]

Grind the regular sugar....ur confectioners sugar is ready

[@SoulinTheBowl]

If I were to use a quarter of the amount of sugar she's using, am I getting the same result in texture? I don't know if you Americans just love your things extremely sweet, but whenever I use an American recipe I have to half or sometimes even quarter the amount of sugar.

[@popcornpretzel6720]

it's frosting hun, it won't be the same

[@375f6]

I don't have access to block cream cheese (like the one Sarah is using in this recipe), but I can easily find spread cream cheese from Philadelphia. The problem is that spread cream cheese is much softer than block cream cheese and when you add icing sugar, especially a large amount, it turns into soup. After testing and testing, I found the perfect recipe for me. Instead of icing sugar I use white chocolate. By doing this I don't have to worry about the type of cream cheese I am using, plus it needs a whole lot less sugar, which means is still sweet, but is not as sweet :) I used it to make a carrot cake for my channel, I'll copy/paste just the frosting recipe for you. I hope this help! :) • 300g - 11 oz white chocolate • 115g - ½ cup heavy cream • 230g - 1 cup - 8 oz - cream cheese 1.Place the chocolate and cream in a heatproof bowl and melt over a pot of simmering water. Set aside and cool to room temperature. 2. When the chocolate mixture is cooled completely add the cream cheese and beat with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.

[@amirakamal675]

375F thank you

[@SoulinTheBowl]

375F thank you so much! I'll try it out

[@375f6]

I am glad I could help :)

[@amoncgreen]

I'm going to make a lemon lavender cake for my friend how would I make a lemon or lavender buttercream?

[@trendyfoods1883]

Add lavender essence....by keeping the base same

[@periwinklepony5625]

Hello Sarah! Thank you for sharing your recipe with us. May I know how to prevent the frosting from turning into a soupy consistency? It happens when confectioner's sugar is added. I have tried putting it in the fridge and in the freezer, but it still has this oozing liquid consistency that does not hold up on a cake once it is out of the fridge. Help please!! Thank you.

[@mat7966]

I hope you've figured it out 4 years later, but this can happen if you use low-fat or spreadable cream cheese! Gotta use the blocks of the real stuff and real butter as well to get great frosting.

[@periwinklepony5625]

@@mat7966 Thank you, Mat 😊

[@periwinklepony5625]

@@lucykeiko2339 Thank you 😊

[@Ashley-tv8vv]

can this be colored?

[@lilbitatatime3763]

I'd spread it on a bagel or pumpkin bread.

[@mohdfaizalmohdyaacob2743]

can i use it for the red velvet? i used to follow cupcake jemma recipe and it turns out AWFUL i hate it for some reason,,,

[@fairyfingers883]

red velvet cake goes well with cream cheese frosting.. but lemon flavor probably wouldn't be that great tasting, you can leave out the lemon addition though and add a tsp of vanilla instead. or just look for a reg cream cheese frosting recipe.

[@vincentrussell7246]

At this moment I'm making a pound cake with lemon glaze homemade pound cake from scratch and I want to get the best icing because it's for my pastor's wife is Mary Catherine wonderful woman

[@IsyTV]

I see Shira in the background! :O Will we ever get new episodes of Eat Clean?

[@shaggys9556]

Hey Sarah, can this also work with orange zest and liqueur instead of just the lemon? Thank you!

[@ManUntdForever]

Shagun Singh Someone in the comments said they used limes, so I'm sure oranges would be fine as well!

[@vietvinhtran2678]

Long time no see you

[@j.friedrich5655]

It isn't too sweet with the lemon. Or I'm wrong?

[@garimabhakuni9424]

How much sugar and butter for 1 pound of cream cheese?

[@jennyanimal9046]

Make a lemon cake ,with lemon curd in between layers with a lemon cream cheese frosting

[@amirakamal675]

can you writ it with grams

[@375f6]

I can do that for you, here it is: *450g cream cheese (make sure it is block cream cheese and not spread) *115g butter, at room temp. *450g confectioners' sugar (also known as icing or powdered sugar) *20ml lemon juice *the zest of a lemon (the yellow outer part)

[@wynterbrown7717]

i like her 😂

[@enzorodrigues1246]

approximately how much in grams has a stick of butter???

[@j.friedrich5655]

Enzo Rodrigues one stick butter is 113g

[@mrtodd3620]

C&H sugar is made from cane, and others are made from beets. Personally, I think cane is better.

[@bettyvaliente3922]

Can you substitute mascarpone cheese instead of one of the 8 oz. package of cream cheese?

[@daphnerodriguez9980]

AMAZING 😄 LEMON 🍋 CREAM CHEESE WOW! BEAUTIFUL THANKS YOU GOODNESS 🌟❤️🖤💚🤎 FAMILY DAPHNE COTTON ALWAYS 💜 AWESOME,

[@MarcusRPe]

inb4 someone says "get a new kitchenaid! yours is shaking!"

[@TheFoxiey]

fix the mixer!

[@Mrsonelife]

My to go cream cheese frosting. Not too sweet and just right.

[@kuenyeewong288]

I happen to like lemon, cream cheese and bananas

[@aracelyreyes6872]

If iu no used, you luced oki??

[@AxialisPsychopathy]

I would rather pour that cream cheese frosting into my mouth.

[@BeeBee-pn7tp]

i like your hair....

[@IBMdesigns]

Guys be careful with the amount of lemon juice, if you put too much, you'll end up with runny frosting that won't hold on cake, I'll use just the juice of half a lemon next time ...

[@henrietta9206]

I added too much lemon, Im sure But wanted the taste. Might try less lemon. But im afraid of losing the taste.

[@lizlalove6171]

@@henrietta9206 and Isaac Barcenas: If you want to use less lemon, you can add pure lemon extract and/or lemon curd to bump up the lemon flavor. Add food coloring and voila!

[@TheSongBirdRainStar]

@@lizlalove6171 Thanks this is the comment I was looking for! I have lemon extract and I was wondering if a bit of it would also work😍

[@GabyReza]

Is that lizzie mcguire's mom?

[@kennyhawkes7416]

wait u made this mmmmm were my plate were my fork .

[@debiparkin3568]

Why so much sugar

[@anneweber-ouellette8773]

Just tried this recipe yesterday and I wouldn’t recommend it: I left it overnight in the fridge and it still wasn’t stiff enough to frost a cake. It was slimy and the cake layers squished the frosting out. Absolute fail.

[@kimberleydaytonac7923]

Where is the recipe the link is a mess

[@averyshenan958]

Cream cheese has way to much water mine is always a fail

[@NMrick505]

Am I the only one with ADHD (or whatever it's called) and watch folks walk around in the background?? :)

[@ananyalebaka7892]

Lol, no, i always have a habit of watching them!😂😂

[@Marie45610]

When I first read your comment, I read 'folks' as Forks.... I think I need more coffee. :/

[@Lherrerajr78]

Me 2... Call it curiosity of what else is going on around the kitchen. A facility tour mite be a nice idea..

[@chiaraippoliti]

that's not ADHD. You're just paying attention to all surroundings.

[@375f6]

Guilty as well, I actually paused the video just to see if Shira Bocar was that beautiful woman in the background :)

[@kukulidouce2014]

I was looking forward to see this take for I needed a frosting REALLY QUICKY... So, now I have to lose time looking for a recipe that tells me how much sugar this recipe needs... Sorry, I did not appreciate this... Thank you!

[@averyshenan958]

My cream cheese always is runny

[@deb8911]

Was this supposed to be posted before the cake recipe?!?! 😂

[@sarahcarey984]

yes.

[@zeinan.9453]

1

[@linijka77]

new kitchenaid PLEASE save ours ears please

[@Bee-ol1xr]

no need to have add that absurd ammount of sugar

[@dIxIklo85]

Bee what is your suggestion then on how much sugar would be better?

[@rebelunicorn2403]

Bee it's a lot of icing and icing is supposed to be sweet

[@Bee-ol1xr]

dIxIklo85 the cream cheese icing I make goes 60g of sugar and it tastes amazing.

[@Bee-ol1xr]

rebel unicorn But not overly, sickly sweet. I know Americans love their butter and sugar, and all recipes have way, WAY too much sugar so everyone's used to it, but to me that's disgusting. You can probably half the sugar and it will still be delicious - and sweet

[@j.friedrich5655]

Bee and is good to piping it on cupcakes?

[@beppo0816]

You are good but you don’t care about neat processing as Many of the chef to have your workplace and tools neat and clean,

[@missdamned_1]

I love you Sarah, you make smile as much as this recipe does 😝 Thank you, thank you: 🥹❤️‍🔥