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Does This Seem Like A Lot Of Lemon?

CrazyKittyLvr2 — Fri, 11 Sep 2020 21:30:28 GMT

I just read a recipe for a Lemon Velvet Sheet Cake on Allrecipes.com.

It called for 1/4 lemon juice, 1 teaspoon lemon extract and 1/4 packed lemon zest. in the cake.

Plus there is lemon in the glaze.

I love lemon, but holy cat, that seems like a lot of lemon in the cake, especially the lemon zest.

It is just me? Your thoughts.

Re: Does This Seem Like A Lot Of Lemon?

QVCkitty1 — Fri, 11 Sep 2020 21:36:02 GMT

I love lemon so it sounds fine to me.

Re: Does This Seem Like A Lot Of Lemon?

millieshops — Fri, 11 Sep 2020 21:37:23 GMT

@CrazyKittyLvr2 lots of lemon. How many people is this sheet cake intended to serve?

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scruffsmom — Fri, 11 Sep 2020 21:37:39 GMT

Isn't the extract optional?

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Kachina624 — Fri, 11 Sep 2020 21:40:55 GMT

@CrazyKittyLvr2 1/4 what? There's no unit of measurement. Am I the only one who noticed?

Re: Does This Seem Like A Lot Of Lemon?

CrazyKittyLvr2 — Fri, 11 Sep 2020 21:54:14 GMT

@Kachina624 Oh geez. What a numbnuts I am. It is 1/4 cup each lemon juice and packed zest. Sorry, I had a brain *art.

Re: Does This Seem Like A Lot Of Lemon?

CrazyKittyLvr2 — Fri, 11 Sep 2020 21:56:26 GMT

@millieshops It says 16 servings.

Re: Does This Seem Like A Lot Of Lemon?

nana59 — Fri, 11 Sep 2020 21:58:52 GMT

i'll let you know after i taste it!

Re: Does This Seem Like A Lot Of Lemon?

CrazyKittyLvr2 — Fri, 11 Sep 2020 21:59:57 GMT

@scruffsmom Yes, it says optional, but it still seems like a lot of lemon.

I think I'll try it without the extract.

There are no reviews of the cake.

Re: Does This Seem Like A Lot Of Lemon?

Kachina624 — Fri, 11 Sep 2020 22:15:30 GMT

@CrazyKittyLvr2 The juice amount seems reasonable but that's a lot of zest. It should be very lemony. I'd skip the extract too.

Re: Does This Seem Like A Lot Of Lemon?

deepwaterdotter — Fri, 11 Sep 2020 22:25:37 GMT

I make a lemon yogurt sheet cake that uses about the same amounts of lemon minus the extract. I love a glazed lemon cake.

Re: Does This Seem Like A Lot Of Lemon?

Pook — Fri, 11 Sep 2020 22:47:41 GMT

@CrazyKittyLvr2 Sounds about right. Anything less would barely make it taste lemony. !/4th of a cup is not that much.

Re: Does This Seem Like A Lot Of Lemon?

loriqvc — Fri, 11 Sep 2020 22:56:22 GMT

@CrazyKittyLvr2 - If you omit the extract, which I always recommend if you want a really true, smooth lemon taste, I'd say the 1/4 C of juice and zest seem well proportioned—most of the flavor is going to come from the zest. And definitely don't omit any lemon juice or zest from the glaze; that's what is likely to hit your taste buds first and bring home the lemon flavor.

And now I really need to go make something lemony . . .

Re: Does This Seem Like A Lot Of Lemon?

ECBG — Sat, 12 Sep 2020 00:07:46 GMT

@CrazyKittyLvr2 What is the size of the finished cake?

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ECBG — Sat, 12 Sep 2020 00:10:29 GMT

@CrazyKittyLvr2 This is a recipe from a well known baker.

https://theviewfromgreatisland.com/lemon-velvet-sheet-cake/

Re: Does This Seem Like A Lot Of Lemon?

peachesncream — Sat, 12 Sep 2020 00:32:30 GMT

I love lemon, and I usually have lemons, and lemon extract in the house.

If I was cutting anything in that recipe, it would be the zest. That sounds like a lot to me. Also, zest can sometmes be gritty or bitter in baking. I use it sparingly.

Re: Does This Seem Like A Lot Of Lemon?

shoekitty — Sat, 12 Sep 2020 00:38:28 GMT

@CrazyKittyLvr2 wrote:
I just read a recipe for a Lemon Velvet Sheet Cake on Allrecipes.com.

It called for 1/4 lemon juice, 1 teaspoon lemon extract and 1/4 packed lemon zest. in the cake.

Plus there is lemon in the glaze.

I love lemon, but holy cat, that seems like a lot of lemon in the cake, especially the lemon zest.

It is just me? Your thoughts.

Shoekitt said. I made a lemon cake last yea for my lemon lover friend. I used 1/2 cup juice and a lot of zest...i am trying to remember but I think it was zest from 3 lemons the zest was way too much. I think it makes it bitter I think the zest of one lemon is fine for me. I would use the juice, an cut zest to half. Jmho

Re: Does This Seem Like A Lot Of Lemon?

January121 — Sat, 12 Sep 2020 05:03:42 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
@CrazyKittyLvr2 1/4 what? There's no unit of measurement. Am I the only one who noticed?

@Kachina624 .... I noticed that also but, I assumed it was a 1/4 cup of lemon juice ... Maybe I assumed incorrectly? ..... regardless I think there is too much lemon in the recipe 😃

Re: Does This Seem Like A Lot Of Lemon?

Still Raining — Sat, 12 Sep 2020 13:51:39 GMT

My recipe for lemon curd calls for 1/4 cup juice and the zest of one lemon. That zest is really a lot for me even for a savory. That seems like a lot for a cake, it can get a little bitter.

Re: Does This Seem Like A Lot Of Lemon?

CrazyKittyLvr2 — Sat, 12 Sep 2020 15:09:15 GMT

@ECBG It calls for a 9x13x2 pan. It must be one heck of a moist cake. It calls for 3/4 olive oil, 2 eggs plus 2 yolks, and 1 cup of creme fraiche.