Ginger Icing (Cream Cheese Frosting With Candied Ginger) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
2 cups sifted powdered sugar
1 tablespoon thinly slivered candied ginger

Preparation

Beat the butter, cream cheese, vanilla, and lemon juice in a bowl until smooth.
Gradually beat in the powdered sugar.
Add the candied ginger.
Spread on top of a spice cake such as carrot, banana, pineapple, etc.
Spread best when cake is still warm.
Enough for a sheet cake to serve 9 or 12.