Vanilla icing

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Ingredients

  • 125ml plus 1 tbsp full-fat milk, at room temperature
  • 1 tbsp plus 3/4 tsp vanilla essence, at room temperature
  • 1 1/2 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice, at room temperature
  • 1/2 tsp finely grated lemon zest
  • 680g unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 560g icing sugar

Use imperial measurements

Method

How to make Vanilla icing

1) In a small bowl, whisk together the milk, vanilla, lemon juice, and zest.

2) In a standing mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, or with a hand-held electric mixer and a bowl, combine the butter and sugar and mix on low until incorporated. Raise the speed to high and mix until light and fluffy, about 10 minutes. (Occasionally turn the mixer off, and scrape the sides of the bowl down with a rubber spatula.)

3) Reduce the speed of the mixer to low. Add the milk mixture in 3 batches, waiting for each batch to be fully incorporated before adding the next (scrape the bowl down occasionally). Raise the speed to high and mix briefly until fluffy. Use as desired. May be refrigerated, covered, for 3 days.

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