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Lemon Icing

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Prep: 0 min Cook: 0 min Servings: 6 Difficulty: medium

Categories: Drink, Vegetarian, Gluten-free

Tags: gluten-free, inexpensive, recipes for frosting and icing, recipes using egg yolk, recipes using lemon juice, recipes using powdered sugar, vegetarian, very easy

Source: Wikibooks contributors (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook%3ALemon_Icing)

Adapted: Imported and reformatted by HowManyCookies from the cited Wikibooks revision.

Source revision: https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook%3ALemon%20Icing&oldid=4541036

License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) · Wikibooks contributors

Ingredients

  • 1 egg yolk
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 pinch of salt
  • 1½ cups confectioner's sugar

Directions

  1. Break the egg yolk into a small bowl.
  2. Add the lemon juice and salt; beat lightly.
  3. Gradually beat in confectioner's sugar.

Notes

If you want extra-stiff icing, add a little more powdered sugar.