Lemon Buttercream

Baking By sweetviolent Updated 2 Sep 2006 , 3:44pm by licia

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sweetviolent Posted 3 Aug 2006 , 2:27am
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Does anyone have a good lemon buttercream recipe that is on the tart side and would work under fondant????

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TexasSugar Posted 3 Aug 2006 , 6:47pm
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How about replacing the vanilla (and other extracts) you use in your regular recipe with lemon extract?

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Tiffysma Posted 3 Aug 2006 , 6:51pm
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I've done like TexasSugar said, and have added lemon juice and lemon zest to it as well. That will make it tart and very lemony!

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chloe1979 Posted 3 Aug 2006 , 6:52pm
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I use the wilton icing recipe, and replace the water with fresh squeezed lemon juice and grate a lemon's zest into the icing. If it is too think for what you are wanting, add a little more lemon juice to thin it down. I have gotten rave reviews, and other cake orders when I combine this with a lemon cake mix with lemon juice and zest in it.

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GenesisCakes Posted 3 Aug 2006 , 6:52pm
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I would go with the lemon extract...i dont know if you can get a "tart" taste from it. How about a Lemon curd filling? That can be tart and then a nice mellow lemon buttercream that is light tasting.

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alip Posted 3 Aug 2006 , 6:59pm
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sweetviolent Posted 4 Aug 2006 , 2:47am
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thanks for the great ideas !!

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licia Posted 2 Sep 2006 , 3:44pm
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Wow!! These are great recipes.

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