Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients

1/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
2 cups confectioners sugar, sifted (powdered or icing)
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 lemon, for lemon zest

Instructions

In bowl of electric mixer (or with a hand mixer), beat the cream cheese and butter, on low speed, just until blended with no lumps. Gradually add the sifted powdered sugar and beat, on low speed, until fully incorporated and smooth. Beat in the vanilla extract, and lemon zest.