If not too late or for another time...1.5c confectioners sugar, tsp lemon zest, 3tbsp lemon juice, 1 tbsp olive oil (recipe credit: Bertolli olive oil co). Gear on quick breads and chocolate cake.
Do you not want ANY cream cheese or just not a straight cream cheese? I wanted a lighter version for my banana cake - it is cream cheese meets whipped cream - maybe that would work for you?
This is my favorite icing! This recipe has been in my family for yrs. Light in consistency, not to sweet, can be made in vanilla or chocolate (add cocoa powder). To a small pot add 1 cup milk (I use 2%) and 5 TBLS flour. Cook over very low heat on the top of stove, stir constantly until the milk & flour thicken to a paste. When the mixture starts to boil, remove from the stove and completely cool. I transfer mixture to a small bowl and put a piece of wax paper over the bowl so not to get a hard coating on top of the mixture. When mixture is completely cool (cannot be warm, must be cool) cream 1 cup plus 2 TBLS butter and 1 cup of sugar in mixer until very light and fluffy. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla. On very low speed of mixer, add the milk & flour paste in 4 to 5 additions, beating thoroughly after each addition. This will frost a pound cake or a 8" double layer cake. This recipe can be doubled if making a larger cake.
@JudyFoodie, sometimes it's called "Miracle Frosting". It's an old frosting recipe and was used for a red velvet cake before the cream cheese frosting replaced it. Here's the recipe that I use, http://www.bakespace.com/recipes/detail/Red-Velvet-Cake/13589/#.VE6CrPnF9u0
It's essentially the recipe that Donna Brooks posted below.
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https://food52.com/recipes/26904-banana-cake
It's essentially the recipe that Donna Brooks posted below.
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