Lemon Lovers Coffee Cake Food

LEMON LOVER'S COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with shortening or cooking spray.
• In large bowl, beat granulated sugar, butter, lemon peel, baking powder, vanilla and eggs with electric mixer on low speed, scraping bowl constantly, until blended. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally (mixture will look curdled). Stir in flour. Spread in pan. Spoon lemon curd by rounded measuring teaspoonfuls about 3/4 inch apart onto batter.
• Bake 23 to 26 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 15 minutes. Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix glaze ingredients until smooth and thin enough to drizzle.
• Drizzle glaze over warm coffee cake. Serve warm or cool.

LEMON-POPPY SEED COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Make the cake: Preheat the oven to 350˚ F. Lightly butter a 9-inch square baking dish; dust with flour and tap out the excess. Whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, poppy seeds and salt in a medium bowl. Beat the butter, granulated sugar and lemon zest in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition, then beat in the vanilla. Reduce the mixer speed to low and beat in the flour mixture in two batches, alternating with the sour cream and scraping down the bowl as needed. Spread the batter in the baking dish.
• Make the topping: Mix the flour, brown sugar, oats, poppy seeds, nutmeg and salt in a bowl; work in the butter with your fingers until the mixture looks like coarse meal.
• Sprinkle the topping over the batter. Bake, rotating the baking dish halfway through, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 50 minutes to 1 hour. Transfer to a rack and let cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar just before serving.

LEMON LAVENDER CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• For the lavender sugar: Put the lavender in a food processor or blender on high speed; process until finely ground. Remove 1 tablespoon of the lavender and set aside. Add the palm sugar to the remaining lavender and process to a very fine powder. Store in an airtight container until ready to use.
• For the cupcakes: In a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together the butter, honey and 6 tablespoons of the lavender sugar. Add in the eggs and lemon oil and mix until smooth.
• In a bowl whisk together the flour, baking soda, sea salt and the 1 tablespoon reserved ground lavender. With the mixer on low speed, slowly incorporate half of the flour mixture. Next mix in the lemon juice. (The mixture may look curdled but it is not.) Mix in the remaining flour mixture and then the milk and lemon zest. Continue mixing until the batter is totally smooth.
• Double line 1 1/2 standard, nonstick cupcake tins with liners. Fill the liners with a heaping 1/4 cup of the batter. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cupcakes comes out clean, 16 to 18 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool until easy to handle. While still slightly warm, dip the tops of the cupcakes in another 6 tablespoons lavender sugar. Place on baking sheet and let cool completely.
• For the lemon frosting: Melt the white chocolate over a double-boiler. Allow to cool slightly but don't let the chocolate set.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whip attachment, whip together the cream cheese, butter, lemon oil and sea salt. Slowly add in the melted white chocolate and mix until smooth. Spoon the frosting into a pastry bag fitted with a large star tip and refrigerate until set.
• Pipe the frosting onto the cupcakes and garnish with the edible flowers.

LEMON LOVER'S CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Prepare Lemon Curd ahead of time and allow to cool to room temperature or chilled. Preheat oven to 325*F Line cupcake pan with liners and set aside. Using a stand mixer or hand mixer, combine cake mix, flour, sugar and salt. Mix to incorporate. Add water, oil, and eggs. Mix well until mixture is smooth. Add 1 cup of lemon curd. This is what will give your cupcakes a light lemon flavor. Using a large 3 Tablespoon cookie scoop, fill each liner 3/4 full with cake batter. Bake for 16 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. While cupcakes are cooling, make lemon whipped cream and fill a piping bag. If you don't have a piping bag you can use a large ziploc bag. Then make Lemon Buttercream Frosting and set aside. Piping Tip Instructions: With piping tip, stab it in the top middle of the cupcake and gently squeeze your piping bag. fill center until the cupcake bulges a bit. Remove tip and repeat for all other cupcakes. Ziploc Instructions: Hollow out the center of each cupcake down to half the cupcake (not to the cupcake wrapper), saving the top nub of the hollowed out piece. Fill cupcake with lemon whipped cream then replace top nub. Pipe Frosting onto cooled and filled cupcakes. Top entire cupcake with a lemon drop candy. Immediately devour one or two cupcakes!

LEMON-LAVENDER CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 12-cup cupcake tin with cupcake liners.
• Whisk flour, chopped lavender, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl. Set aside.
• Beat sugar and butter together in a bowl using an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in egg, lemon juice, and lemon zest.
• Beat 1/3 cup of flour mixture into lemon mixture until just combined. Beat in 1/4 cup buttermilk, followed by another 1/3 cup flour mixture; add remaining buttermilk and flour mixture and stir to combine.
• Spoon batter into the cupcake liners, filling each 2/3 full.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean, 16 to 18 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes before transferring cupcakes to a wire rack to cool completely.
• Stir confectioners' sugar and lemon juice together in a bowl until smooth. Stir in lemon zest. Drizzle over cooled cupcakes and garnish with lavender.

LEMON LOVER'S COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350. Grease bottom and sides of rectangular pan 13x9x2 inches with shortening.
• Beat sugar, butter, lemon peel, baking powder, vanilla and eggs in large bowl with electric mixer on low speed, scraping bowl constantlly (mixture will look curdled). Stir in flour.
• Spread in pan.
• Spoon lemon curd by rounded measuring teaspoonfuls about 3/4 inches apart onto batter.
• Bake 23 to 26 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 15 minutes.
• Drizzle Lemon Glaze over warm coffee cake. Serve warm or cool.
• Lemon Glaze:.
• Mix ingredients until smooth and thin enough to drizzle.

LEMON LOVE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 13-by-9-inch baking pan with butter and dust with flour.
• Prepare the cake mix according to package directions, then add 2 tablespoons lemon juice. Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan and set aside.
• Beat the ricotta, lemon zest and 4 ounces of the mascarpone with an electric mixer on medium-low speed until smooth. Add the sugar and vanilla; beat until smooth. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition until just combined. Gently spread the ricotta mixture evenly over the cake batter.
• Bake until the cake layer has risen to the top (the ricotta and cake layers switch places) and a wooden pick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, 50 to 60 minutes. Let cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, beat the remaining 12 ounces mascarpone with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Gradually add the milk, beating until smooth. Add the pudding mix and beat until smooth. Let stand until thickened, about 5 minutes. Spread the frosting over the cooled cake.

LEMON COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat 1 cup sugar, oil and eggs until well blended. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually beat into egg mixture until blended., Pour half into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Spread pie filling over batter. Top with remaining batter. Combine the cinnamon and remaining sugar; sprinkle over the top. , Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.

LEMON LOVER'S COOKIES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Beat in lemon juice. Combine the flour, cornstarch and lemon zest; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well., Shape into a 1-1/2-in. roll; wrap in plastic. Refrigerate for 1 hour or until firm. Unwrap and cut into 1/4-in. slices. Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets., Bake at 350° until edges are golden brown,10-12 minutes. Gently remove to wire racks to cool completely., In a small bowl, beat butter until fluffy. Add the confectioners' sugar, lemon juice and zest; beat until smooth. Spread over cooled cookies; sprinkle with additional lemon zest if desired. Let stand until set. Store in an airtight container.

LEMON-LOVER'S POP CAKE

Steps:

• Combine cake mix, pudding and oil. Mix in eggs, one at at a time, then add the pop. Pour in greased and floured Bundt pan. Bake at 325*F for 55 minutes. Let cook before glazing.
• Glaze: Combine all ingredients and whisk until blended, adding drops of water to thin to desired consistency (if necessary). Drizzle all over cake.

THE BEST COFFEE LOVER'S COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Combine flour, coffee granules, salt, baking soda, cinnamon and brown sugar in a large sized bowl.
• Mix well.
• Keep aside.
• In another bowl, beat an egg until light and frothy.
• Add butter and mix well.
• Add the dry ingredient mixture alternating with the sour cream.
• Mix well.
• Add nuts.
• Mix.
• Pour into a greased 9 inch cake tin.
• Bake at 180C for 40 minutes or till a wooden toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Allow to cool completely on wire racks.
• Slice and serve for a wonderful breakfast dish to go with your morning or afternoon coffee.
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