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Lemon pound cakes in a jar, here we come.

As promised, I'm posting my Meyer lemon induced goodies. Here are the cuties I baked today. Well, I also baked pumpkin cheesecakes in a jar, not this is a citrus board, so I'm not gonna bug you with non citrusy things.

I adapted my recipe for proportions to fit 12 jars. I filled them about half way. After they were cooked, (about 30 minutes at 350), I stuck a, skewer in them a few times and soaked them with yet more lemon, with a lemon syrup.
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Later, or tomorrow, once they have completely cooled down, I'll glaze them, and decorate them with the thin candied lemon strips I did yesterday. I'll post more pictures once that happens.
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Now, to hide them from the husband until it's time to give them away... :)
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Atheen

Comments (22)

  • redneckgirlgreenthumb
    4 years ago

    YUM!

  • dbarron
    4 years ago

    If you have extras to give away, I will bravely submit my name and take one for the team. They look lovely (even unglazed).

  • Atheen - 7a - in Maryland, USA
    Original Author
    4 years ago

    How very noble of you. :D)))

  • Laura LaRosa (7b)
    4 years ago

    I’ll take one for the team here too ;). Can you post the recipe please? They look wonderful and I also have an over abundance of lemons...

  • Atheen - 7a - in Maryland, USA
    Original Author
    4 years ago

    I typically don't give recipes away, but I'll make an exception in this case, because we're all slaves to our trees. :))
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    In the jars, they cooked for exactly 30 minutes at 350.
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    Il post pictures of the finished ones tomorrow, after I glaze and decorate.

  • Laura LaRosa (7b)
    4 years ago

    Thank you Atheen!


  • uncle molewacker z9b Danville CA (E.SF Bay)
    4 years ago

    Thank you Atheen, i intend to attempt soon... looks awesome!

  • dbarron
    4 years ago

    Being as my Meyers is still immature, I think I'll have to see if I can find some Meyers at a specialty store locally. I think this would be worth the effort ;)

  • Atheen - 7a - in Maryland, USA
    Original Author
    4 years ago

    Here are the pics of the finished little cakes. As you can see, I decorated them with the candied peels I did earlier this week, so it's truly Meyer lemon overload... :)

  • dbarron
    4 years ago
    last modified: 4 years ago

    Ok, I'd buy that in a restaurant...but due to the labor, what would be the cost per cake (ie liquid gold?)
    Good thing we don't bill our families, eh ?

  • Meyermike(Zone 6a Ma.)
    4 years ago
    last modified: 4 years ago

    Atheen, gee, I wished you lived with us! I would pay you to make me something like that. Between you and Laura and a few others, makes you feel a sense of purpose growing citrus trees. ))

  • Atheen - 7a - in Maryland, USA
    Original Author
    4 years ago

    Mike, Barron, thank you! Just because I'm FINALLY done with my baking, I'll share pics of the rest of the stuff I made today, even the non lemon ones.
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    1. Pumpkin cheesecake with pecan caramel topping on a gingersnap pecan crust. Did those yesterday, just topped them tonight, they had to set for a day first.
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    2. Cherry pies
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    3. Apple pies. I literally just took those out of the fridge.
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      Everything is home made. Crust, topping, filling, everything.
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      With the lemon cakes that 48 desserts in pint jars. We're meeting with a gang of friends tomorrow, and I'm in on dessert duty, lol.
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      I'm sooo glad I'm done. Told the husband he was taking me out for dinner , too. :)
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      Atheen

  • Laura LaRosa (7b)
    4 years ago

    Wow! I wish I were in that gang of friends! Lol That stuff looks incredible. Enjoy every bite!

  • dbarron
    4 years ago

    You deserve to be taken out for dinner after THIS. Rather monumental unless you own a restaurant.

  • John Merrifield
    4 years ago
    last modified: 4 years ago

    Meyers make the greatest candied lemon peel; because the peel is not bitter. We have some "Lemon Drop Gals" here in Guatemala who are making chocolate dipped candied Meyer lemon peels... awesome

  • Atheen - 7a - in Maryland, USA
    Original Author
    4 years ago
    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><md>John, thats the plan for the next batch, I'll have to make them bigger if I want to dip them.
  • Atheen - 7a - in Maryland, USA
    Original Author
    4 years ago

    I've been away for a couple days visiting friends with my husband. Now back home, and back to squeezing and freezing lemon juice and making candied peel. I made them bigger this time, and I'm going to try to dip them in semi sweet chocolate.
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    Tomorrow, lemon cake jars and lemon bars. I'm going to try to jar the lemon bars, too. It would enable me to ship them to friends if it works, which I couldn't do before because they would have been too fragile. I'll post updates. :)
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    Atheen

  • Atheen - 7a - in Maryland, USA
    Original Author
    4 years ago

    Bag 2 is almost full and I'm just about 2/3 done. There is no way in hell I can use all of it in a single year. No way.

  • sunshine (zone 6a, Ontario,Canada)
    4 years ago
    last modified: 4 years ago

    That looks awesome, enjoy the fruit bounty, Atheen!

    Atheen - 7a - in Maryland, USA thanked sunshine (zone 6a, Ontario,Canada)
  • Atheen - 7a - in Maryland, USA
    Original Author
    4 years ago
    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><md>Mike, message me your email.
  • Atheen - 7a - in Maryland, USA
    Original Author
    4 years ago

    I've just realized that the recipe card for the lemon cake has an error in it. Its 2 sticks of unsalted butter, and not one. Here is the corrected card. I barely read them anymore, so i didnt catch it earlier. Sooooorrryyyyyyy. :)



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