Does This Seem Like A Lot Of Lemon? - Page 2

deepwaterdotter · ‎03-09-2010

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

Pook · ‎03-20-2010

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

loriqvc · ‎11-06-2011

@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 . . .

ECBG · ‎01-08-2011

@CrazyKittyLvr2 What is the size of the finished cake?

ECBG · ‎01-08-2011

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

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

peachesncream · ‎03-13-2010

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.

shoekitty · ‎03-10-2010

@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

January121 · ‎03-21-2010

@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 😃

Still Raining · ‎03-30-2014

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.