THE BEST LEMON BARS RECIPE | ALLRECIPES
Tart, rich and perfection, all rolled into one! Wow your friends with this simple recipe. Hint: No Substitutions!
Provided by Patty Schenck
Categories Desserts Fruit Desserts Lemon Dessert Recipes
Total Time 55 minutes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Yield 1 - 9x13 inch pan
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- In a medium bowl, blend together softened butter, 2 cups flour and 1/2 cup sugar. Press into the bottom of an ungreased 9x13 inch pan.
- Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until firm and golden. In another bowl, whisk together the remaining 1 1/2 cups sugar and 1/4 cup flour. Whisk in the eggs and lemon juice. Pour over the baked crust.
- Bake for an additional 20 minutes in the preheated oven. The bars will firm up as they cool. For a festive tray, make another pan using limes instead of lemons and adding a drop of green food coloring to give a very pale green. After both pans have cooled, cut into uniform 2 inch squares and arrange in a checker board fashion.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 125.8 calories, CarbohydrateContent 17.8 g, CholesterolContent 34.2 mg, FatContent 5.8 g, FiberContent 0.5 g, ProteinContent 1.6 g, SaturatedFatContent 3.4 g, SodiumContent 44.4 mg, SugarContent 11.2 g
LEMON CUPCAKES RECIPE | ALLRECIPES
Here is a recipe I use for beautifully delicious lemon cupcakes. Ideally, you'd use buttercream frosting to ice cupcakes, but I tried these with Lemon Cream Icing for a less buttery icing, and they were perfect! These cupcakes are truly lighter than air and will melt in your mouth.
Provided by friedbluetomato
Categories Desserts Fruit Desserts Lemon Dessert Recipes
Total Time 1 hours 25 minutes
Prep Time 48 minutes
Cook Time 17 minutes
Yield 30 cupcakes
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line 30 cupcake pan cups with paper liners.
- Sift the self-rising flour and salt together in a bowl. In another bowl, beat the unsalted butter and sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, beating each egg until incorporated before adding the next. Mix in the vanilla extract and lemon zest.
- Gently beat the flour mixture into the butter mixture, one third at a time, alternating with half the milk and half the lemon juice after each of the first 2 additions of flour. Beat until just combined; do not over mix.
- Fill the prepared cupcake liners with batter 3/4 full, and bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 17 minutes. Let the cupcakes cool in the pans for about 10 minutes before removing them to finish cooling on a rack.
- To make the icing, beat the cream in a chilled bowl with an electric mixer set on Low until the cream begins to thicken. Add the confectioners' sugar and lemon juice, a little at a time, beating after each addition, until fully incorporated. Increase the mixer speed to High, and beat until the icing forms soft peaks, about 5 minutes. Spread on the cooled cupcakes. Refrigerate leftovers.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 232 calories, CarbohydrateContent 26.7 g, CholesterolContent 63.6 mg, FatContent 13.1 g, FiberContent 0.4 g, ProteinContent 2.7 g, SaturatedFatContent 7.9 g, SodiumContent 259.8 mg, SugarContent 16.8 g