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Does This Seem Like A Lot Of Lemon?

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.

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Re: Does This Seem Like A Lot Of Lemon?

I love lemon so it sounds fine to me.

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Re: Does This Seem Like A Lot Of Lemon?

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

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Re: Does This Seem Like A Lot Of Lemon?

Isn't the extract optional?   

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Re: Does This Seem Like A Lot Of Lemon?

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

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Re: Does This Seem Like A Lot Of Lemon?

@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.

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Re: Does This Seem Like A Lot Of Lemon?

@millieshops  It says 16 servings.

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Re: Does This Seem Like A Lot Of Lemon?

i'll let you know after i taste it!

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Re: Does This Seem Like A Lot Of Lemon?

@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.

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Re: Does This Seem Like A Lot Of Lemon?

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

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