During the summer months, there is nothing more refreshing than a cool glass of ice cold lemonade. But no matter what time of year, I’m always up for dessert. So I thought I’d bring a bit of summer into our life all year round with a delicious Strawberry Lemonade Frosting Recipe. Our 13 year old daughter and I actually whipped this up over the weekend. We started with a basic buttercream frosting recipe but put our heads together and turned it into something really special!
Strawberry Lemonade Frosting Recipe
Really easy to make, this delectable Strawberry Lemonade Frosting is perfect for cakes and cupcakes. It’s easy to work with and can be spread or piped through a decorating bag. Everyone who has tried it raves about its perfection! And my favorite part is that it gets the pink tint from fresh strawberries. Plus, the perfect strawberry lemonade flavor also comes from fresh fruit. Which means there are no unnecessary ingredients or artificial food coloring!
How To Make Strawberry Lemonade Frosting
- 4 cups powder sugar
- 2 sticks softened butter (do NOT melt)
- zest from 1 large lemon
- juice from 1 large lemon
- 3 to 4 medium strawberries
- 1-2 tsp. milk (ONLY IF NEEDED)
- Puree your strawberries. I use a handheld immersion blender.
- In your kitchen stand mixer, whip butter for 2 minutes.
- Add powdered sugar, lemon zest, lemon juice, and strawberry puree. Turn on low until incorporated.
- Then, whip until creamy (at least 5 minutes.)
- After the 5 minutes, stir with a spatula and check stiffness. If too dry and stiff, add 1-2 tsp milk. But the lemon juice and strawberry puree is almost always sufficient enough. If too soft, add a couple tablespoons powdered sugar until desired consistency is reached.
- Frost as needed.
- Store any unused frosting in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
I love that I can pretty much dump all the ingredients into one bowl and let my mixer turn them into a masterpiece!
The frosting should be creamy and soft but not runny. You will be able to see small bits of the strawberry as well as the lemon zest incorporated throughout.
The frosting spreads easily over cakes, cupcakes, or cookies. But, as mentioned above, can also be piped through a decorating bag for a variety of styles and designs.
Garnish your creations with extra strawberries or even more lemon zest.
The results look and taste amazing! The small bits of strawberry in the frosting really add visual texture.
The strawberry lemonade twist on a classic buttercream truly adds a whole new dimension of flavor that everyone loves.
I do refrigerate my baked goods that I frost with our Strawberry Lemonade Frosting Recipe and just take out about 1/2 hour before serving to soften it up a little. But it could be served straight from the fridge as well. I love to serve up a slice of Lemon Cake featuring our Strawberry Lemonade Frosting after a delicious meal of Simple Slow Cooker Mexican Chicken, which is also a creation we came up with one day!
So tell me, what do you think? Have you ever created a fun recipe because you were inspired by a season?
This looks delicious! I will have to try it 🙂
Pinned! This looks so pretty and yummy.
Looks so good and very easy to make.
This sounds yummy. Perfect topping for a spring/summer dessert.
This seems like such a great option and a fresh option vs. buying a can.
Wow, does this frosting look yummy! I can just see it on a beautiful summer dessert!
This sounds delicious! It would be a nice & refreshing frosting for a spring/summer birthday cake.
Have you ever created a fun recipe because you were inspired by a season? Yes, when my daughter’s were little, I made a pudding dessert in a 9×13 pan and decorated it to look like a graveyard.
Yummy! yummy! to my tummy! LOLL, This cake looks absolutely Delicious!!
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This frosting looks very tasty and easy to make. I like that its made from fresh strawberries and lemons
It looks nice and light
For the adults: add a little vodka.
This looks delicious! Pinned
This looks so yummy and I will have to try out the recipe 🙂
Delicious frosting! I love strawberries.
Yum! Strawberry and lemons is one of my favorite flavor combinations! I have never had them in a frosting before though, I can’t wait to make some! Thank you so much for sharing the recipe. 🙂
This looks and sounds so good my sister in law could whip this up real quick. I am not much of a baker have not turned the oven on in years….. It is so great that your daughter enjoys being in the kitchen and learning with you
This looks and sounds amazing! Will definitely be giving it a go!
This sounds so perfect for summer and so light and delicious
Agree with the others, this looks delicious! I think this would be a great recipe anytime.
Anything with strawberries is a go for me. Will be making this very soon.
So yummy! I love that you use fresh fruit in this. Strawberry and lemon is a wonderful combination for spring and summer!