Lime Cream Cheese Frosting

Name: Lime Cream Cheese Frosting
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 oz unsalted butter ((1/2 cup), softened); 8 oz cream cheese ((1 block), full fat); 2 TBSP fresh lime juice (fresh juice recommended); 3 TBSP fresh lime zest ((from ~2 limes)); 20 oz powdered sugar ((5 cups), or more)

Instructions

Prep:10min

This Lime Cream Cheese Frosting is made using fresh lime juice and zest and works well on cupcakes, muffins and sweet breads. This lime frosting recipe makes about 2.5 cups -- enough to frost 20 cupcakes, 2 loaves of quick bread, or 1 large bundt cake. Texture tip: As written, this is a soft frosting, perfect for spreading. If you want something firmer for piping, you can increase the amount of powdered sugar. Add it 1/4 cup at a time until you're happy with the texture. You can also refrigerate it for half an hour or so after making it to help it firm up.

Updated at: Sat, 13 Sep 2025 19:05:47 GMT