Lemon Ice Box Cake Food

LEMON ICE-BOX CAKE I

Steps:

• To Prepare Crust: mix graham crackers, 1/2 cup sugar and melted butter and press into 9 x 13 inch pan.
• Mix lemon gelatin with 1 cup boiling water and let cool.
• Meanwhile, whip the chilled evaporated milk, add the 1 cup sugar and lemon juice. Whip until sugar is dissolved. Whip in the cooled gelatin into the milk mixture then stir in pineapple.
• Pour lemon mixture over crust in pan. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup crushed graham crackers and chopped maraschino cherries if desired. Chill several hours or overnight. Variation: Mix one 8 ounce package of cream cheese with the 1 cup sugar; add this to the whipped milk, gelatin and lemon juice mixture. Stir in pineapple then proceed as above.

LEMON ICE BOX CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Grease and flour 2 (8 or 9 inch) round cake pans.
• Prepare cake by mixing together eggs, water, and oil with electric mixer.
• Place batter in pans and bake 28-30 minutes.
• Allow cake to cool 15 minutes then "flip" cakes out of the pans.
• Allow cake to cool completely.
• In a large bowl, blend together, the lemon juice and 2 cans of condensed milk until thick and smooth.
• Reserve 1/2 of this mixture (about 1 1/2 c) to be used later.
• Place the remaining mixture between the cake layer
• With the remaining mixture, combine it with the whipped topping- this is to be used as frosting.
• Place both the cake and the frosting in the refrigerator about 30 minutes, this make the frosting easier to work with.
• Frost cake with frosting and place back into frig - this cakes is even better if kept in the frig overnight.

LEMON AND BERRY ICEBOX CAKE

Steps:

• Place the cream, powdered sugar and vanilla in a large bowl and, using a hand mixer, whip until stiff.
• Spoon one-third of the whipped cream mixture into a 10-inch round springform pan, smoothing evenly with a spatula. Top with half of the lemon cookies. Stir the raspberry preserves and disperse as evenly as possible over the cookies. Sprinkle over half of the raspberries, then top with another third of the whipped cream, followed by the remaining cookies. Stir the blueberry preserves and distribute as evenly as possible over the cookies. Sprinkle over half of the blueberries, then top with the remaining whipped cream and spread evenly. Garnish with the remaining fresh berries. Cover and refrigerate for 6 hours.
• Run a paring knife around the springform pan and release the wall of the pan from around the cake, leaving the cake on the bottom of the pan. Transfer to a serving platter, top with the mint leaves and slice.

SOUR CHERRY AND LEMON ICE-BOX CAKE

Steps:

• Lightly grease the baking tin and line the base with parchment paper. If you want to remove the cake from the tin to serve, you can line the tin with a piece of parchment paper that overhangs the two long sides.
• For the cherry compote, place the cherries, kirsch, sugar and lemon juice into a large saucepan and cook over a medium-high heat for about 5 minutes, until the fruit softens and releases a lot of juice. Use a slotted spoon to remove the cherries to a heatproof bowl, leaving the syrup in the pan. Continue cooking the syrup until it is reduced to about 240 ml (8½ fl oz / 1 cup).
• Place the cornflour in a small bowl and whisk in a little of the cherry syrup to form a smooth paste. Add this to the cherry syrup in the pan and simmer, stirring, for a couple of minutes, or until slightly thickened. Pour the syrup over the fruit, cool slightly, then cover with clingfilm and refrigerate until cool.
• For the filling, whisk together the mascarpone, icing sugar, 600 ml (20 fl oz / 2½ cups) of the cream and the vanilla in a bowl until the mixture just starts to hold its shape. Add the lemon curd and continue whisking until the mixture holds soft peaks.
• To assemble the dessert, spread a thin layer of the lemon cream over the base of the prepared tin, then cover with a layer of biscuits, breaking them up as needed. Spread over half of the remaining lemon cream and then dollop over about a third of the cherry compote. Repeat the layering a second time and then finish with a final layer of biscuits.
• Cover the tin with clingfilm and refrigerate or freeze for at least 4 hours before serving.
• Just before serving, whip the remaining cream to soft peaks and spread over the dessert. Cut into slices and serve each portion with a spoonful of the remaining compote.
• Store in a sealed container in the freezer for up to 2 weeks; if refrigerated, it will keep for 3-4 days.

LEMON ICEBOX DESSERT

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the flour and sugar. Cut in butter until crumbly. Press into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Bake at 350° for 18-22 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack., For filling, in a large heavy saucepan, combine egg yolks, 1 cup sugar, lemon juice and zest. Sprinkle gelatin over 1/2 cup cold water; let stand for 1 minute. Add to the egg yolk mixture. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture reaches 160° and coats a metal spoon. Remove from the heat; cool completely., In another large saucepan, combine egg whites, cream of tartar, and remaining sugar and water. Cook over low heat, beating with a hand mixer on low speed until mixture reaches 160°. Pour into a large bowl; beat on high until soft peaks form. Gently fold into yolk mixture. Spread over crust., For topping, in a small bowl, beat the cream and confectioners' sugar until soft peaks form; spread over filling. Combine coconut and orange zest; sprinkle over top. Cover and chill for 4 hours or overnight. Refrigerate leftovers.

LEMON ICEBOX (OR FREEZER) CAKE

Steps:

• Cream butter & sugar together.
• Add egg yolks, grated lemon peel, grated orange peel + the strained juices & mix well.
• Beat the egg whites till stiff & fold them into the butter mixture.
• Line the bottom of a 1-qt mold or cake tin w/ladyfingers (or pound cake fingers) & cover them w/a layer of the butter mixture.
• Repeat for as many layers as you can, ending w/ladyfingers or pound cake on top.
• Refrigerate overnite or freeze for at least 2 hours & then unmold to serve.
• Idea Option: Sub lime for the lemon? Yum!

LEMON ICEBOX CAKE

Steps:

• Make candied peel:
• Remove zest (peel) from 2 lemons in wide strips with a vegetable peeler (see Tips, page 118), then cut lengthwise with a sharp knife into 1/8-inch-wide julienne strips. Reserve lemons for juicing.
• Fill a 2-quart heavy saucepan halfway with water, then add julienned peel. Bring to a boil and simmer 15 minutes. Drain peel in a sieve and rinse.
• Bring water (1 cup) and 1 cup granulated sugar to a boil in saucepan, stirring until sugar has dissolved. Add peel and gently simmer until translucent, about 15 minutes.
• Remove peel from syrup with a slotted spoon, letting syrup drain off into saucepan. Spread out on a sheet of wax paper and cool to room temperature.
• Toss peel with remaining 1/2 cup granulated sugar, stirring with a fork to coat and separate. Transfer sugared peel to clean dry sieve and shake off excess sugar, then spread out on a fresh sheet of wax paper to dry slightly. Make lemon filling while peel simmers and cools: Grate enough zest from remaining 2 lemons with a rasp to measure 2 teaspoon, then squeeze enough juice from all lemons to measure 2/3 cup. Whisk together zest, juice, and condensed milk. Chill until cold, at least 30 minutes.
• Whip cream:
• Beat heavy cream with confectioners sugar and vanilla in a chilled bowl with a whisk or electric mixer until it just holds stiff peaks. assemble cake: Halve cake crosswise, then trim crust from all sides. Cut each block horizontally into 4 (1/2-inch-thick) squares. Halve each square diagonally into 2 triangles.
• For each serving, layer 2 triangles with lemon filling, offsetting corners. Top cake with whipped cream and candied lemon peel.

NO BAKE LEMON ICE BOX CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix together the pudding mixes, Cool Whip, and milk.
• In a 9 x 13 inch pan, place a single layer of graham crackers on the bottom of the pan (you may need to break a few graham crackers so that the entire bottom of the pan is covered).
• Spread half of the pudding mixture evenly over the graham crackers. Place another single layer of graham crackers on top of the pudding and then layer the second half of the pudding on top of those crackers.
• Place one more single layer of graham crackers on top of the pudding.
• Mix together ingredients for the lemon frosting and spread over all.
• Cover and place in the fridge for about 4 hours.
• We found that we like this cake even better then next day.

CARLOTA DE LIMON (MEXICAN LEMON ICEBOX CAKE)

Steps:

• Combine evaporated milk, condensed milk, and lemon juice in a bowl; whisk until mixture is thick and smooth.
• Line a glass bowl or trifle dish with Maria cookies and cover them with a generous layer of the milk mixture. Add another layer of biscuits and milk. Continue the layering, ending with a layer of the milk mixture.
• Refrigerate for at least 6 hours, but better if overnight. Remove from the fridge just before serving.