How To Make This Lime Frosting Recipe

My favorite way to enjoy this buttercream is on a lime cake. Before serving, a dash of fresh lime zest can go a long way. Here are the step-by-step instructions to help you recreate this luscious lime buttercream frosting at home.

Step 1: Cream The Butter

Cream the butter with a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment until it becomes a smooth consistency.

Step 2: Add The Powdered Sugar

After beating the butter, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. There should be no dry streaks of powdered sugar in the mixture.

Step 3: Add The Other Ingredients to the Buttercream Frosting

Finally, add zest, lime juice, vanilla extract, and salt. Next, set the mixer to low speed. Beat until combined and the lime buttercream is smooth.

Sometimes, I freeze buttercream in an airtight container for later use. However, this buttercream frosting is best if used fresh. The lime flavor comes through after adding the freshly squeezed lime juice.

Ingredients and Substitutions

Here are the ingredients needed and substitutions for this lime frosting recipe.

Unsalted butter – This buttercream frosting uses room temperature unsalted butter. You can substitute it with salted butter. When using salted butter, don’t add salt.

Lime zest – This frosting recipe uses limes, but you can substitute lime with key limes.

Lime juice – The juice adds flavor and helps the ingredients get fully incorporated.

What Desserts Can I Make With This Frosting

Use this buttercream to frost single-layer cakes, cupcakes, or sandwich cookies.

Here are a few other desserts you can use this frosting with:

• Matcha cake
• Strawberry cake
• Lemon blueberry cupcakes

Store frosted desserts in the fridge for up to 5 days.

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Lime Buttercream Frosting

This lime buttercream frosting uses fresh lime juice, to give it a light, citrusy flavor that's perfect for lime cupcakes or cakes.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword lime buttercream frosting

Prep Time 8 minutes minutes

Total Time 8 minutes minutes

Servings 12 cupcakes

Calories 333kcal

Author Effortless Home Baker

Equipment

• 1 stand mixer or electric mixer
• Spatula
• 1 dry measuring cup set
• 1 measuring spoon set

Ingredients

• 1 ½ sticks (169 grams) unsalted butter room temperature
• 3 cups (336 grams) powdered sugar or confectioners sugar
• ¾ teaspoon lime zest
• 2-5 tablespoons lime juice
• ¾ teaspoon vanilla extract
• ¼ teaspoon sea salt

Instructions

• Add unsalted butter to a bowl. Use a stand mixer with a paddle attachment to cream the butter. Set the mixer to medium speed and beat for at least 2 minutes or until smooth and light in color.
• Add the powdered sugar to the creamed butter. Mix on medium-high speed for about 2 minutes. Scrape down the sides.
• Add the sea salt, vanilla, lime juice, milk, and lime zest. Mix for another minute. Add salt to taste if necessary.

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Easy Almond Buttercream Frosting

This almond buttercream frosting is easy. What makes this frosting different is the slight tartness in the almond frosting. Have you ever had an almond dessert and felt like something was missing? I know the feeling! Sometimes almond desserts are too overpowering, which makes it less enjoyable.

I decided to add a few ingredients to enhance the flavor. This buttercream is delicious. Plus, it’s perfect for topping off cookies, cupcakes, or a small single-layer cake.

Ingredients

Unsalted butter – I like to use unsalted butter for buttercream because I can control how much salt is in the recipe. The butter must be softened. Room-temperature butter will give you light, fluffy buttercream frosting.

Powdered sugar – Powdered sugar adds sweetness and creates a nice consistency.

Almond extract – The almond flavor comes from the extract. There is no vanilla extract in the recipe because vanilla would reduce the almond flavor. Although there are other flavors in this frosting recipe, almond is the primary flavor.

Sea salt – Salt is the ingredient that prevents the almond buttercream from tasting too sweet.

Milk – Milk smooths out the frosting, giving it a creamy texture. If you have heavy cream, you can use that instead.

Honey – Honey has a mild sweetness that prevents the almond extract from being too strong.

Orange zest – The sourness from the orange goes well with almonds.

How To Make Buttercream Frosting

Beat the butter – Cream the butter with a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Once the butter has become pale in color, it’s time to add the sugar.

Add Powdered Sugar – After creaming the butter to a fluffy consistency, add the powdered sugar. Mix on high speed for at least 2 minutes.

Combine the other ingredients – Next, add sea salt, almond extract, milk, honey, and orange zest. Set your mixer to medium-high speed. Then mix for one more minute. The buttercream frosting should be soft and creamy.

Substitutions and Variations for Almond Frosting

This almond buttercream recipe can be made without unsalted butter. If you have salted butter at home, you can use that instead. Make sure it’s at room temperature. If you opt for salted butter, remember to leave out the sea salt.

Tips For Making Buttercream In The Summer

During the summer, frosting melts quickly. If you are making frosting in an unconditioned kitchen, follow these steps to keep your buttercream from melting.

• First, you’ll need a thermometer. After making the frosting, use a thermometer to check the temperature.
• If the frosting is over 65°F, put it in the refrigerator.
• Check the temperature of the buttercream in five-minute intervals. This step is crucial!
• Once the buttercream frosting is 65°F, you can transfer it to a piping bag for decorating. Or spread the frosting with an icing spatula.

In addition, if you’d like to save this recipe for later, store it inside a freezer-safe, airtight container. Read my tutorial to learn how to freeze buttercream frosting.

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Almond Buttercream Frosting

This almond buttercream frosting is perfect for frosted cookies or cupcakes. This creamy frosting is easy to make. Almond and orange makes for a delicious combination with enough sweetness to spread on your desserts.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword Almond Buttercream Frosting

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time 0 minutes minutes

Total Time 5 minutes minutes

Servings 8 servings

Calories 232kcal

Equipment

• 1 Stand Mixer
• Dry measuring cups
• measuring spoons
• microplane

Ingredients

• 2 cups powdered sugar
• ½ cup unsalted butter room temperature
• ¼ tsp sea salt
• 1 tsp almond extract
• 1 tbsp honey
• 2 tbsp milk
• ¼ tsp orange zest

Instructions

• Add unsalted butter to a bowl. Use a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment to cream the butter. Set the mixer to high speed and beat for at least 2 minutes.The butter should look pale in color.
• Add the powdered sugar to the bowl. Start on low speed and gradually work up to high speed. Mix on high speed for 2 minutes.
  
• Add the sea salt, almond extract, honey, milk, and orange zest. Mix for another minute on medium-high speed. There should be no streaks of powdered sugar.
  

Notes

Store buttercream frosting in an airtight container. Keep in the fridge for up to 3 days.

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