Triple Lemon Cake Food

TRIPLE LEMON CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Make the cupcakes: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line a muffin pan with 12 cupcake liners. Combine the flour and almonds in a food processor and pulse until the almonds are finely ground, about 1 minute. Add the baking powder, baking soda and salt and pulse to combine.
• Whisk the eggs, sugar, buttermilk, vegetable oil and lemon zest and juice in a large bowl. Add the flour mixture and whisk until just combined. Divide the batter among the muffin cups, filling them three-quarters of the way. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the centers comes out clean, 16 to 18 minutes. Let cool in the pan 5 minutes; remove to a rack to cool completely.
• Make the frosting: Combine 2/3 cup sugar and 1/4 cup water in a small saucepan; cook over medium-high heat until a candy thermometer registers 240 degrees F, about 12 minutes. Beat the egg whites in a large bowl with a mixer on medium speed until foamy; increase the speed to medium high and beat until soft peaks form, 2 minutes. Sprinkle in the remaining 1/4 cup sugar and beat until stiff peaks form, 3 minutes. With the mixer running, slowly pour in the sugar syrup and beat until cool and glossy, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Add the butter a little at a time, beating until incorporated. (It's OK if the mixture looks curdled at first; continue beating.) Beat in the food coloring, then add the lemon zest and juice and beat until smooth, 2 more minutes.
• Make the candied zest: Remove the lemon zest with a vegetable peeler and slice into thin strands. Place in a small saucepan, cover with water and bring to a simmer over high heat. Drain the zest and return it to the saucepan; cover with water and repeat 2 more times. Bring the sugar and 3/4 cup water to a bare simmer in a separate saucepan, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Add the lemon zest strands and cook over low heat, 20 minutes. Drain the zest and arrange in clusters on a parchment-lined baking sheet; let dry.
• Frost the cupcakes and top with the candied lemon zest.

TRIPLE-LAYER LEMON CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat sugar and oil. Beat in egg yolks and vanilla. Combine dry ingredients; add to sugar mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. In a large bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form; fold into batter. , Pour into three greased and waxed paper-lined 9-in. round baking pans. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool., For filling, in a large saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch and salt. Stir in water until smooth. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat. Stir a small amount of hot filling into egg; return to all the pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat. Gently stir in lemon juice, zest and butter. Cool to room temperature without stirring. Cover and refrigerate. , In a large bowl, combine the butter, confectioners' sugar, lemon juice, zest and enough cream to achieve desired spreading consistency. Spread filling between cake layers. Frost top and sides of cake. Store in the refrigerator.

TRIPLE LEMON CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a 7-inch round baking dish with parchment paper.
• Beat 1 cup raw sugar and 1/2 cup butter together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy; beat in eggs, 1 at a time, beating well before adding the next egg. Stir flour, water, and lemon zest into creamed butter mixture until batter is smooth. Pour batter into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until top of cake springs back when touched, about 30 minutes. Cool cake completely.
• Beat confectioners' sugar, 2 tablespoons butter, and lemon juice together in a bowl using an electric mixer until topping is smooth and creamy. Mix 3 1/2 tablespoons raw sugar and remaining lemon juice together in a separate bowl to make the filling.
• Slice the cooled cake horizontally, forming 2 round cakes. Poke holes into the bottom cake and pour lemon-sugar filling over cake. Place second cake over the bottom cake and spread the topping over the top cake.

ITALIAN TRIPLE LEMON CREAM CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the sugar, oil and butter on medium speed for 4 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the lemon zest and extracts. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with sour cream, beating well after each addition., Transfer to three greased and floured 8-in. round baking pans. Bake at 350° for 14-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., In a large bowl, beat cream and cheese until soft peaks form. Stir in the marshmallow creme, lemon curd, limoncello and lemon zest until combined., In a small saucepan, combine sugar and lemon juice. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir until sugar is dissolved. Remove from the heat., Place one cake layer on a serving plate. Brush with 2 tablespoons glaze and spread with half of the filling. Repeat layers. Top with remaining cake layer; brush with remaining glaze. Garnish with lemon zest and mint leaves. Store in the refrigerator.

TRIPLE LEMON POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan.
• Beat butter in a bowl with an electric mixer until creamy. Add oil; beat until creamy. Pour in sugar and beat until thoroughly incorporated, pausing to scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Stir flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl. Add to the sugar mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with the flour mixture. Mix in lemon zest and juice. Add extracts. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 90 minutes. Cool in the pan on a rack. Remove from the pan when cool.

OLD FASHIONED TRIPLE LEMON CAKE

Steps:

• Beat 3/4 cup butter at medium speed of an electric mixture until creamy; gradually add 3/4 cup sugar and 2 tbsp lemon zest, beating well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.
• Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt; add to the butter mixture. Mix at low speed until blended. Stir in the lemon extract. Pour the batter into a greased and floured 9 inch round cakepan with 2 inch sides.
• Bake at 325 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes; remove from pan. Place cake on a wire rack on a baking sheet.
• Combine 2/3 cup powdered sugar and 1/3 cup lemon juice in a small bowl, stirring until blended. Drizzle the glaze over the top of the warm cake. Let the cake cool completely.
• Combine 1 3/4 cups powdered sugar, 2 tbsp lemon juice, 1 1/2 tbsp butter, and remaining 1 tbsp lemon zest in a medium bowl; beat well. Spread on top of the cooled cake. Serve with strawberries if desired.

TRIPLE-LEMON CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Make sure there is a rack in the middle of the oven, then preheat the oven to 350 degrees F, & butter the INSIDE bottom & side of a 9" springform pan. Have a roasting pan ready to hold boiling water for a water bath. Finally, set a kettle of water to boiling.
• In a medium bowl, stir together crumbs & butter with a fork until well blended, then press the crumb mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan.
• Bake 8-10 minutes or until crust is set, then let cool on a wire rack, while reducing oven temperature to 325 degrees F.
• Process sugar & zest in a food processor until zest is finely ground.
• In a medium bowl & with an electric mixer, beat cream cheese beginning on low speed & increasing to medium-high, until light & fluffy.
• Gradually add sugar mixture, scraping down the side of the bowl with a rubber spatula, & continue beating until smooth.
• Add sour cream & lemon juice & beat until well blended, then add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Wrap the outside of the springform pan with heavy-duty aluminum foil, then pour the filling into the pan & set it in the roasting pan. Place the roasting pan & springform pan combo in the oven & carefully pour in enough boiling water into the roasting pan to reach halfway up the side of the springform pan.
• Bake for 70-75 minutes or until the center is almost set but still slightly jiggly. DO NOT OVERBAKE ~ The cheesecake will firm as it cools.
• Remove the roasting pan from the oven & let the cheesecake cool in the water bath for 15 minutes, then remove it from the bath & let it cool on a wire rack.
• When cool, remove the foil & refrigerate the cheesecake in its pan, loosely covered, for at least 8 hours or overnight, until thoroughly chilled.
• When chilled, run a table knofe around the inside edge of the pan & remove the pan's side.
• Spread the lemon curd over the top of the cheesecake, then let it stand at room temperature for 20 minutes, before cutting into wedges. ENJOY!

TRIPLE LEMON RIPPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Prepare the filling by beating the cream cheese and sugar in a bowl.
• Beat in the egg until the mixture is fluffy.
• Add the flour until well blended and stir in the lemon juice.
• Set aside.
• Preheat the oven to 350 and spray a 12-cup tube or bundt pan with the non-stick spray.
• Cream the butter and sugar, then beat in the eggs until the mixture is very light and fluffy.
• Add the lemon juice and beat just until blended in.
• Combine the dry ingredients& add to creamed mixture alternately with the milk.
• Pour half of batter into the prepared pan.
• Cover the batter in the pan with the cream cheese filling and pour in the remaining batter.
• Gently swirl a knife through the batter a few times to make a swirl.
• Bake for 50-60 minutes until cake pulls away from the side of the pan.
• Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn out and cool completely.
• Prepare the glaze by stirring the 2 tbs.
• of lemon juice into the confectioner's sugar and blending until smooth.
• Drizzle over the cooled cake.

MEAN CHEF'S TRIPLE LEMON LAYER CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F; position rack in middle of oven.
• Crease and flour two 8x2-inch round cake pans.
• Sift flour, baking powder and salt together.
• Pulse 1/4 cup of the sugar with the zest in a food processor until well combined.
• Beat the butter and lemon sugar in a mixer until light and fluffy-1 to 2 minutes.
• Add remaining 1 1/2 cups sugar and beat until smooth.
• Beat in 1/4 of the milk until just blended.
• On low speed, add flour mixture alternating with remaining milk in 3 batches, scraping as needed.
• Beat until just blended.
• In a clean bowl, whip egg whites on medium speed until foamy, add cream of tartar, increase speed to high, beat until whites just hold stiff peaks.
• Add 1/4 of the whites to batter and fold in with a whisk or spatula.
• Fold in remaining white 1/4 at a time.
• Divide batter evenly between cake pans and smooth tops.
• Bake until tester in center comes out clean- about 35-40 minutes.
• Let cool for 10 minutes, remove from pans and cool completely on rack.
• Cut each cake in half horizontally using a long serrated knife.
• Place one layer on a serving plate, cut side up.
• Spread with 1/3 cup of chilled lemon curd.
• Lay another cake layer on top, spread with lemon curd and repeat with 3rd layer.
• Top with fourth cake layer.
• Up to a few hours before serving, spread a thin layer of frosting on cake, filling gaps as you go.
• Chill to firm crumb coat for about 30 minutes.
• Spread remaining frosting decoratively over sides and top of cake.
• Scatter top with lemon zest as garnish.
• TO MAKE FROSTING: In an electric mixer, beat butter and lemon zest until light and fluffy.
• Add confectioners sugar in batches and beat until light and fluffy.
• Add lemon juice and beat for 1 minute.
• Can be made a couple of hours ahead and kept covered at cool room temperature.

TRIPLE LEMON POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Mix Cake mix, Instant Lemon Pudding mix, Oil, Eggs, and Water and set aside.
• Melt White Chocolate Chips in the Microwave for 30 to 40 seconds until melted.
• Stir melted White Chocolate until creamy and smooth and add to the Cake batter mixing thoroughly.
• Pour batter into a greased or sprayed Bundt Pan or two medium Loaf pans and bake for 35-40 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
• Let cake cool, remove from pan and sprinkle with Powdered Sugar.