Vegan Lemon Buttercream
This is the easiest vegan lemon buttercream frosting recipe, perfect for decorating your cakes and cupcakes. With a sweet and zingy lemon flavour from real lemon juice, this is the only frosting recipe you want to finish off your lemon desserts.
Servings 13 servings
Calories 195kcal
Ingredients
- ½ cup (125 grams) vegan butter
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 cups icing sugar
- Zest of 1 lemon
- 1-2 tablespoons lemon juice
Instructions
- Using a hand mixer or a stand mixer with the paddle attachment fitted, beat dairy-free butter and vanilla for 1-2 minutes until creamy.
- Add in 3 cups of icing sugar and beat on medium until combined. Add in the final cup of icing sugar along with the lemon zest and 1 tablespoon of the juice. Continue to beat until smooth and creamy.
- If the frosting is still too thick, add a little more of the lemon juice until it reaches the right consistency.
- Store covered frosting in the fridge, or pipe directly onto cupcakes or cake.
Notes
Makes enough frosting for about 12-14 cupcakes or a 2 layer, 6 inch cake.
Nutrition
Calories: 195kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Sodium: 57mg | Potassium: 5mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 36g | Vitamin A: 332IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 1mg | Iron: 1mg