Creamy Lemon Glaze

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Creamy Lemon Glaze

Creamy Lemon Glaze is a traditional American recipe for a classic icing (frosting) of icing sugar and lemon zest blended with melted butter and lemon juice. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic American version of: Creamy Lemon Glaze.

prep time

10 minutes

cook time

15 minutes

Total Time:

25 minutes

Additional Time:

(+90 minutes chilling)

Serves:

Rating:

Tags : Baking Recipes USA Recipes

Ingredients:

65g butter (or margarine)
1 tsp grated lemon zest
400g icing sugar
4 tbsp lemon juice

Method:

Melt the butter in a pan over low heat then take off the heat. Stir in the lemon zest and icing sugar. Now add the lemon juice, one tablespoon at a time, until the mixture is smooth and the consistency of thick syrup. Use immediately as the topping for lemon-flavoured cakes.