Easy Lemon Glaze

This easy lemon icing works on cakes, sponge cakes, sweet breads, muffins and more! It adds a burst of pure sweet and tart flavor.

Here’s a must-have kitchen trick with just 2 ingredients: this simple lemon glaze! Watching these two ingredients create a thick, drizzled glaze is pure magic. Take a spoonful and your eyes will be amazed. The flavor is pure zesty, lemony goodness: just the right balance of sweet and tart. IT’S INFINITELY VERSATILE: This lemon icing is great on cakes, sponge cakes, sweet breads, lemon loaves, muffins, cupcakes…even donuts. Here’s how!

How to make lemon glaze

This lemon glaze is Actually It’s that simple: It takes 2 ingredients and 2 minutes. (Actually, 1 minute is more like it!) Here’s what to do:

• Squeeze 2 tablespoons of lemon juice In a bowl. Freshly squeezed lemon juice is key! Avoid store-bought bottles, which have a dull, sour taste. The best tool for pressing? We love this juicer.
• Mix it with 1 cup powdered sugar until a thick glaze forms. That’s it! it’s cake Or frosting? It has a nice medium-bodied consistency and a spicy, punchy taste.

Lemon glaze for cakes, muffins, donuts etc.

This lemon frosting recipe makes ½ cup of frosting, which is enough for a variety of baked goods. Here’s what we like to use it for and how to apply it!

• Lemon Cake Frosting: Use on sponge cake or bread cake; Also works on Angel Food Cake. If you think you need more frosting, make 1.5 or 2 times the recipe.
• For the muffins or cupcakes: Use a fork to drizzle over muffins; should be enough for 12.
• For the breads or sweet breads: Try it on strawberry bread, banana bread or lemon bread. Half the recipe is enough for a light drizzle (see Strawberry Bread below).

More lemon recipes

Lemon is one of our best flavors for the kitchen: it brings a touch of brightness to everything it touches! Here are some popular lemon recipes:

This Lemon Glaze Recipe is…

Vegetarian, vegan, plant-based, dairy-free and gluten-free.