LEMON CREAM

facebook share image   twitter share image   pinterest share image   E-Mail share image



Lemon Cream image

This frosting can be used on any yellow or white layer cake. It's very good even on a box mix.

Provided by Tammy

Categories     Desserts     Frostings and Icings     Lemon

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 cup water
3 tablespoons cornstarch
3 egg yolks
½ cup lemon juice
1 ½ cups white sugar
½ cup butter

Steps:

  • Combine sugar and cornstarch in heavy saucepan add water and stir until heated, set aside.
  • Beat egg yolks and add lemon juice, stir in small amount of sugar mixture to warm yolks. Combine yolk and sugar mixtures, add butter and return to heat.
  • Bring to a rolling boil, stirring constantly until thickened. Mixture will resemble pudding. Cool slightly and spread on cooled cake. Makes enough to frost and fill one 8 inch four layer cake.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 187.9 calories, Carbohydrate 27.9 g, Cholesterol 71.5 mg, Fat 8.8 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 0.8 g, SaturatedFat 5.3 g, Sodium 56.8 mg, Sugar 25.3 g

There are no comments yet!

Are you curently on diet or you just want to control your food's nutritions, ingredients? We will help you find recipes by cooking method, nutrition, ingredients...
Check it out »

    #30-minutes-or-less     #time-to-make     #course     #preparation     #desserts     #cakes     #cake-fillings-and-frostings     #number-of-servings