It’s a wonderful cake for a brunch or a luncheon. The batter and method also work really well with other citrus fruits (see my orange olive oil cake for an example).

Ingredients

Here are some notes to help in selecting your ingredients:

I use my tried-and-true vanilla cupcakes as a starting point for this recipe. I load the batter up with lemon zest and give the cupcakes a big swirl of lemon buttercream frosting to really get the bright lemon flavor to shine through.

Ingredients

There are a few ingredients that set these cupcakes apart:

This post was written by Megan Porta, writer, recipe developer and photographer behind the food blog pipandebby.com, where you can find healthy salads, easy dinners, layer cakes, and everything in between. Her debut cookbook, Cookie Remix [paid link], includes 75 cookie recipes inspired by your favorite treats such as donuts, cakes, drinks and more!

There is something so satisfying and yummy about the combination of raspberries and lemons. The mixture of tart and sweet, with the lovely reds and yellows, is an appealing marriage.

How to Make Lemon Meringue Cupcakes

If you are new to making cupcakes, read my post all about cupcakes before getting started.

The secret to perfect lemon frosting is fresh lemons! While I enjoy lemon cream cheese frosting, lemon buttercream frosting is the best lemon frosting when you want a frosting for more intricate cake or cupcake decorations. The recipe is based on my perfected vanilla frosting and it holds its shape really well.

What is Lemon Zest?

I originally baked Shrewsbury biscuits in preparation for the Downton Abbey 4th season premiere in the U.S. I was looking for an interesting British dessert recipe and this one fit the bill. I also created sticky toffee pudding cupcakes for the occasion.

My recipe for Shrewsbury biscuits is an adaptation of a recipe from the captivating site, The Cookbook of Unknown Ladies, which explores recipes from a book of the same name; that book is “a manuscript recipe book in the collections of Westminster City Archives. The recipes, recorded in several different hands, span 150 years of British cookery, providing a fascinating insight into culinary craft of the Georgian and Regency periods.” I also used a post on Shrewsbury biscuits from Mouthful of Paradise as inspiration.

How to Make Limoncello Snow Cones

To make limoncello snow cones, or any snow cones for that matter, you need something that can turn ice into snow. For this, there are several options:

Tart, tangy, sweet, cold, and eye-catching – this drink has it all.

Why You’ll Love this Limoncello Ice Cream Float

I’ve always been a fan of ice cream floats. The many decisions involved (ice cream first, soda first, or everything together; use the spoon or the straw; mix the ice cream up to make it melt or let big chunks float on top) make ice cream floats an event, not just another liquid in a glass.

I watched my Grandmother’s face when she realized that I hadn’t handed her a hard boiled egg but rather a cake baked inside a real egg shell. Her eyes were filled with wonder and I could envision what she must have looked like as a tyke the very first time she saw a red balloon float across the sky or the the trunk of a giant elephant spewing a stream of water.

“Crack it on the table,” I told her.