Golden Orange Frosting

Name: Golden Orange Frosting
Yield: 2 cups
Ingredients: ⅓ cup butter, softened; 1 ½ tablespoon orange zest; 1 teaspoon lemon zest; ¼ teaspoon salt; 1 egg yolk; 4 cup confectioners' sugar; 1 tablespoon orange juice; 2 teaspoon lemon juice

22 Ratings
17 Reviews
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Golden colored orange zest flecked frosting. Adds a nice bright finishing touch to your cakes.

By Carol

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Ingredients

⅓ cup butter, softened
1 ½ tablespoon orange zest
1 teaspoon lemon zest
¼ teaspoon salt
1 egg yolk
4 cup confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon orange juice
2 teaspoon lemon juice

Directions

Step 1

Cream together butter, orange rind, lemon rind, and salt. Add egg yolk and mix well. Add confectioners sugar, alternately with orange juice and lemon juice, beating well after each addition. Makes 2 cups frosting, or enough to cover tops and sides of two 9 inch layers.

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Editor's Note:

This recipe contains raw egg. We recommend that pregnant women, young children, the elderly, and the infirm do not consume raw egg. Learn more about egg safety from our article, Making Your Eggs Safe.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

206.81 calories; 0.3 g protein; 40.32 g carbohydrates; 5.53 g fat; 30.63 mg cholesterol; 85.89 mg sodium.Full Nutrition

Reviews (17)

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naples34102

06/30/2009

I made this as directed egg yolk and all and it is just a beautiful frosting! I of course had to adjust the measurements of the juices a bit to get the frosting to the perfect consistency (no recipe for frosting can be precise so should not be criticized if more or less powdered sugar or liquid needs to be added). This is a light fluffy citrus frosting that was the perfect choice to frost Rainbow Citrus Cake also from this site.

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Corinne

08/05/2007

This frosting tasted great hardened on the outside and kept soft on the inside. However... it was EXTREMELY unpleasant to make and work with. It was very stiff and we had to add a lot of liquid to make it workable.

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Debsdolls

12/24/2003

This was easy and tasty. As I do with all frosting recipes I doubled it. I omitted the egg yolk and added in addition to the juice some orange flavored liquor. This has a nice subtle flavor. I will definately make this again.

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mominml

02/08/2011

Awesome!!! Since I was not making this for my family I did not use the egg yolk. I am not sure of the purpose of the yolk - I have never made a frosting that called for one. I also only used 3 cups of sugar and with the lack of the the moisture from the yolk I ended up adding in more lemon and orange juice. It was perfect for piping on my mini cupcakes.

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wickedeyes

10/27/2010

Like most I had to double the recipe. I added more orange zest and juice too to give it more flavor. Also this was WAY too sweet for my taste. I used 3 cups of confectioner's sugar instead of 4.

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Anonymous

This frosting has great visual appeal... and it's delicious!

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Anichka5

05/10/2010

Quite tasty although I recommend doubling the recipe. I did and needed it all to frost a 2-layer 9" cake. Use fresh zest because it really adds great flavour. I also added it splash of orange extract.