Cream Cheese And Lemon Loaf Recipes

LEMON CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Beat cream cheese, butter, lemon juice, lemon rind, and vanilla together until smooth and fluffy. Add confectioners' sugar in 2 additions. Beat until creamy. Add more icing sugar or juice as needed for easy spreading. Makes about 3 2/3 cups.

LEMON CREAM LOAF W/LEMON GLAZE

Steps:

• For loaf:.
• Dredge pecans and lemon rind in 1 Tbl. flour in small bowl, stir well and set aside.
• Cream shortenening and cream cheese in large mixing bowl.
• Gradually add sugar beating well.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Combine remaining flour, baking powder and salt.
• Add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
• Mix well after each addition.
• Stir in reserved dredged mixture.
• Pour batter into 2 well-greased 8 1/2x 4 1/2x3" loaf pans.
• Bake at 350º for 1 hour or til toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Immediately brush loaves with lemon glaze.
• Cool in pans 20 minutes, then turn out onto wire rack to cool completely.
• Lemon Glaze:.
• Combine all ingredients in small bowl, stir well.