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Ginger Icing (Cream Cheese Frosting with Candied Ginger)

A home-style Ginger Icing (Cream Cheese Frosting with Candied Ginger) made with Unsalted Butter At Room Temperature, Cream Cheese At Room Temperature, Vanilla Extract, Fresh Lemon Juice, and Powdered Sugar. Keep it handy for the next time you cook it.

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Ingredients

• 4 tbsp
• 8 oz
• 1 tsp
• 1 tsp
• 2 cup

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Beat the butter, cream cheese, vanilla, and lemon juice in a bowl until smooth. Gradually beat in the powdered sugar. Add the candied ginger.

2. 2

   Spread on top of a spice cake such as carrot, banana, pineapple, etc.

3. 3

   Spread best when cake is still warm. Enough for a sheet cake to serve 9 or 12.