Lemon Drop Mini Cakes Food

LEMON DROP MINI CAKES

Steps:

• Spray mini muffin pans with non-stick spray; set aside.
• Whisk together flour, sugar, salt, and baking soda in a mixing bowl; set aside.
• Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add water and bring to a boil.
• Pour hot mixture over dry ingredients and beat with a hand beater till barely blended. Beat in the sour cream, egg, zest, and lemon juice till smooth.
• Scoop batter into muffin pans. Bake at 325° for about 12 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes, then turn onto cooling racks. Cool completely before glazing.
• Dip lemon drops top side down into the glaze. Let excess glaze drip off into the bowl, then invert lemon drops bottom side down onto cooling racks. (Place waxed paper underneath the cooling racks for easier clean up.) Let sit till glaze hardens.

LEMON DROP CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees; grease and flour a bundt pan and set aside.
• Combine cake mix, pudding mix, vegetable oil, lemonade, eggs, vodka, lemon juice, and water in a large mixing bowl.
• Beat for 4 minutes at medium speed with an electric mixer - the batter should be thick and smooth.
• Pour batter into prepared bundt pan.
• Bake for 45 to 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes.
• Remove cake from pan and cool completely.
• To make the glaze, mix lemon juice, lemon zest, and powdered sugar in a bowl until smooth.
• Poke holes in top of cake with a large-tined fork and drizzle glaze over cooled cake.
• Dust cake with powdered sugar before serving.