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Aug 21st, 2010 by Lisa

Vanilla Hard Sauce Recipe

This vanilla hard sauce has lemon juice and nutmeg, giving a fresh spicy flavor. I used this sauce to top my Blueberry Breakfast Cake Recipe and Blueberry Shortcake with Mascarpone Recipe.

Prep time: 6 minutes

Vanilla Hard Sauce Recipe

Ingredients

1 cup butter, room temperature
1 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

Instructions

Beat the butter until fluffy, about 5 minutes.
Sift in half of the powdered sugar and mix well. Stir in the vanilla, lemon juice and nutmeg.
Add the remaining powdered sugar until desired consistency.

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