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Lemon Orange Frosting

By: Carol 
"Frosting for General Robert E. Lee Cake or use your own white or lemon cake recipes. Enough to cover the sides and top of a 4 - 9 inch layer cake."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.0 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (4)

 

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Original Recipe Yield 5 cups (approx.)
 

Ingredients

  • 6 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 3 tablespoons orange juice
  • 1 lemon
  • 2 large oranges
  • 1/4 cup butter

Directions

  1. Beat the butter until it has the appearance of thick cream, stir in confectioners sugar, a little at a time, and continue working until mixture is very smooth. Beat in egg yolk and lemon juice. Stir in enough orange juice to make a spreadable frosting, then add grated rind of 1 lemon and 2 grated orange rinds. Spread on sides and top of cake.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 174 | Total Fat: 2.6g | Cholesterol: 16mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 16, 2003 by MAGGIE79   view full review
I loved this frosting its pretty good but I only give it 4 satrs because The 6 cups of...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on May 14, 2003 by SUPRJOOLIA   view full review
I love this recipe, and I always use it with yellow cake.
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 7, 2010 by iGreenSodaPop   view full review
it was just okay. I had to add A LOT of lemon juice to give it any flavor besides...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 25, 2009 by jcardinal   view full review
This recipe is awesome! I always use it with our orange peel cookies!

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