Orange Cream Cheese Icing Recipe
Ingredients
- 1/2 lb cream cheese, softened or room temperature
- 1/2 lb unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 tbsp orange zest zest, from one orange
- 2 tbsp freshly squeezed orange juice from one orange
- 1 tsp white food gel coloring (optional)
- 1 lb icing sugar (confectioner's sugar), sifted Add more icing sugar to thicken icing, as desired
Instructions
- Cream the cream cheese, butter, orange zest and orange juice in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment.
- Slowly add the icing sugar and beat until smooth.
- Add 1 tsp white food gel coloring and mix until incorporated.
- Add more icing sugar to thicken icing, if desired.
- Once cupcakes have cooled, ice as desired.