4meandthem
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I thought you were telling Alix to call you after drizzleing Icing on you.
Lemon cake
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OP
OP
drizzle some icing on me and call me alix!
that's what i'm going to call this cake.
looks great. copied and saved. thanks senora de la norte.
Anytime my friend, hope you enjoy.
I thought you were telling Alix to call you after drizzleing Icing on you.
You clearly know buckytom!
Thank you for the icing recipe. I do have a TNT Lemon Glaze icing with fresh lemon juice and zest, will simply add a bit of warm water with the infused rosemary to that.
Kathleen
Cupcake
I'm going to try to find someone who likes to bake to make this. *stares at the other end of the sofa*
My aunt had a lemon cake that was super moist and VERY lemony. I was surprised to find that no one had the recipe.
Thanks, Alix. I love all things lemony.
My aunt had a lemon cake that was super moist and VERY lemony. I was surprised to find that no one had the recipe.
Thanks, Alix. I love all things lemony.
OP
OP
Well this one should fit the bill for you Kathleen, its moist and lemony and yummers. I'm sure SOMEONE would do an amazing job of it.
Andy M.
Certified Pretend Chef
Kathleen
Cupcake
Well this one should fit the bill for you Kathleen, its moist and lemony and yummers. I'm sure SOMEONE would do an amazing job of it.
Someone should, Alix. Really. I do have lemons in the fridge right now. Hmmm....
Andy, those sound majorly munchie. Thanks for the link.
babetoo
Chef Extraordinaire
finally got lemons, this is on my baking list for tomorrow.
I have 2 small loaf pans. I think I will bake this recipe in them. I may change up the flavor and use Orange or Lime. I wish I still had some Myers Lemons. But my source dried up when my sister-in-law killed her tree.
Score!!!
I got the cake made, fast and easy. I did do the rosemary in the icing trick and it is lightly scented with the rosemary. Queen of all are the Meyer Lemons. (Thanks Kayelle, you have spawned a monster or two) I still have 1/4 cup of lemon juice and two large lemons left!
To serve I put 1 teaspoon of lemon juice on the plate...
The last is a graphic picture of an Ogre eating...beware!!! The cake is 100% Shrek Approved and he wants more.
I got the cake made, fast and easy. I did do the rosemary in the icing trick and it is lightly scented with the rosemary. Queen of all are the Meyer Lemons. (Thanks Kayelle, you have spawned a monster or two) I still have 1/4 cup of lemon juice and two large lemons left!
To serve I put 1 teaspoon of lemon juice on the plate...
The last is a graphic picture of an Ogre eating...beware!!! The cake is 100% Shrek Approved and he wants more.
AnnieDrews
Senior Cook
Love it, Fiona!!
I hope Alix doesn't mind, but I attempted to lighten up the recipe a bit. I left the butter in (unsure of what I would use to replace that...applesauce just didn't seem right). I replaced the 1 cup sugar with 1/2 cup Splenda Baking Blend (recommended on the package). I replaced the eggs with Egg Beaters and used 2% milk. I kept the 1/4 cup of regular sugar for the glaze as I wasn't sure the Splenda would give a good result. I ran the recipes through an online recipe analyzer. Original has 296 cal. and 11.7 g fat. My version has 248 cal. and 11.2 g fat. So....I didn't shave all that much off of it, but I felt better eating less calories and it tastes AWESOME! What a light, tart taste it has.
Thanks for the recipe and inspiration!!
I hope Alix doesn't mind, but I attempted to lighten up the recipe a bit. I left the butter in (unsure of what I would use to replace that...applesauce just didn't seem right). I replaced the 1 cup sugar with 1/2 cup Splenda Baking Blend (recommended on the package). I replaced the eggs with Egg Beaters and used 2% milk. I kept the 1/4 cup of regular sugar for the glaze as I wasn't sure the Splenda would give a good result. I ran the recipes through an online recipe analyzer. Original has 296 cal. and 11.7 g fat. My version has 248 cal. and 11.2 g fat. So....I didn't shave all that much off of it, but I felt better eating less calories and it tastes AWESOME! What a light, tart taste it has.
Thanks for the recipe and inspiration!!
cmarchibald
Senior Cook
I got the cake made, fast and easy. I did do the rosemary in the icing trick and it is lightly scented with the rosemary. Queen of all are the Meyer Lemons. (Thanks Kayelle, you have spawned a monster or two) I still have 1/4 cup of lemon juice and two large lemons left!
To serve I put 1 teaspoon of lemon juice on the plate...
The last is a graphic picture of an Ogre eating...beware!!! The cake is 100% Shrek Approved and he wants more.
Oh my that looks tasty!!!
Kayelle
Chef Extraordinaire
Makes me really happy PF, that my Meyer's found a good home.
Told you they are just loaded with juice!! You still have more than enough to make those outrageous Lemon Bars before the Dr. tells you that you can't have them.
Save a little juice to put on that healthy broiled fish after you see the Doctor.
Barbara L
Traveling Welcome Wagon
That looks so good! Lemony things have such a refreshing taste!
Barbara
Barbara
Makes me really happy PF, that my Meyer's found a good home.
Told you they are just loaded with juice!! You still have more than enough to make those outrageous Lemon Bars before the Dr. tells you that you can't have them.
Save a little juice to put on that healthy broiled fish after you see the Doctor.
It's all I can do to not just munch into them, they are so tasty!
cmarchibald
Senior Cook
I want to try this but I can't get fresh rosemary here. Would it be absolutely horrible with dried rosemary? And if dried will work, is there anything I should do differently?
I would simmer the rosemary in the water before adding the sugar.
cmarchibald
Senior Cook
Good call...
I think I'm riding the "high" of my bread baking success so I'm gonna give this one a shot, now.
cmarchibald
Senior Cook
Inspired by PF's tasty looking pics and my success with the bread, I gave this one a shot today.
We're lemon-heads, too, so the super lemony-ness was a huge bonus. The cake is delicious. I decided to try the glaze with the rosemary that 4meandthem posted. And I used my bundt pan for the cake. My only bundt pan is a bit large so next time I make this I'll probably double the cake recipe to make a taller cake, but it didn't affect the taste at all!
I'm not convinced I did the glaze correctly as it took twice as much cornstarch to get it to thicken up and I wasn't sure how thick it was supposed to be. Also since I was using fresh squeezed lemons the glaze was super tart, so I added more sugar and an add'l tablespoon of corn syrup. Net result is that I have glaze left over (since my cake is a little smaller). But that's fine, I just saved it to drizzle over the slices after they've been cut.
Here was the final product:
The lemons I get here are pretty small, so I ended up using 3 lemons worth for the zest and it took 6 squeezed lemons to make the cup of juice for the glaze.
We're lemon-heads, too, so the super lemony-ness was a huge bonus. The cake is delicious. I decided to try the glaze with the rosemary that 4meandthem posted. And I used my bundt pan for the cake. My only bundt pan is a bit large so next time I make this I'll probably double the cake recipe to make a taller cake, but it didn't affect the taste at all!
I'm not convinced I did the glaze correctly as it took twice as much cornstarch to get it to thicken up and I wasn't sure how thick it was supposed to be. Also since I was using fresh squeezed lemons the glaze was super tart, so I added more sugar and an add'l tablespoon of corn syrup. Net result is that I have glaze left over (since my cake is a little smaller). But that's fine, I just saved it to drizzle over the slices after they've been cut.
Here was the final product:
The lemons I get here are pretty small, so I ended up using 3 lemons worth for the zest and it took 6 squeezed lemons to make the cup of juice for the glaze.
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OP
OP
Annie Drews, I don't mind a bit, do what you wish with the recipe. We eat it at full caloric strength here as my motto is "if you're going to sin...SIN"
cmarchibald, I can't comment on the rosemary glaze, but the idea with my glaze is to let it sink into the warm cake. If I were doing that glaze I think I'd poke a ton of holes in the cake and let it sink in that way.
PF, mmmmm meyer lemons you lucky girl! Bet they were delicious! You going to do the lemon bars now too?
cmarchibald, I can't comment on the rosemary glaze, but the idea with my glaze is to let it sink into the warm cake. If I were doing that glaze I think I'd poke a ton of holes in the cake and let it sink in that way.
PF, mmmmm meyer lemons you lucky girl! Bet they were delicious! You going to do the lemon bars now too?
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