231 lemon cake recipes

Lemon roll-out cookies with sour cream in the dough for a tender crumb, brushed with lemon juice and sprinkled with sugar before baking. The bright citrusy cookie cutter staple for any holiday tray.

Lemon yogurt bread: a tender quick bread loaf made with lemon yogurt and fresh lemon juice. Makes two loaves perfect for gifting, freezing, or weekend breakfast.

Lemon Lassie cookies, a Christmas classic with cinnamon-molasses dough wrapped around a tangy lemon-coconut curd filling, then sliced into bars before baking.

Patty's cake: a cornmeal-and-lemon tea cake with yogurt tang and fresh berries. Rustic, gently sweet, and built for an afternoon with a cup of tea.

Fat-free lemon poppy seed biscotti made with no added oil or butter. Crisp twice-baked Italian cookies powered by ground almonds, egg whites, and bright citrus.

Tender apple chunks and toasted walnuts stud a moist, lemon-kissed quick bread that bakes up golden and aromatic, perfect for breakfast, snacking, or using up a bumper crop of fall apples.

Lemon pistachio quick bread with lemon-rubbed sugar, buttermilk, and chopped pistachios, soaked with a hot lemon syrup glaze while still warm from the oven.

Lemon roll-out cookies with sour cream, lemon zest and lemon extract, brushed with fresh lemon juice before baking. Tender citrus shortbread for tea trays and gift tins.

Lemon refrigerator cookies with fresh lemon juice, lemon zest, and chopped nuts. A slice-and-bake icebox cookie with bright citrus flavor that makes 6 dozen from one batch of dough.

Edinburgh tearoom scones served with homemade lemon curd. Tender currant scones in the classic Scottish tradition, paired with thick, tangy lemon curd that keeps in the fridge for weeks.

An old Welsh steamed carrot pudding -- This is a good steamed pudding, despite the list of ingredients that are "good for you". The sauce (following the recipe) is not a necessity for good taste, only for authenticity, although I LIKE it with the sauce.

Moist autumn apple bread packed with grated fresh apples, lemon zest, and chopped nuts in a tender quick bread loaf. One bowl, one hour, and your kitchen smells like a fall orchard.

Vegan whole wheat zucchini banana bread sweetened only with banana, raisins, and grape juice concentrate. No added sugar, no oil, no eggs in this moist quick bread powered by fruit and cinnamon.

A buttery base complements the crunchy almond and lemon topping in these feather-light bars.

Italian biscotti with Sambuca liqueur, toasted pine nuts, star anise, and lemon zest. Twice-baked for a crisp, crunchy cookie built for dunking in espresso.

Peach and raspberry cobbler with fresh fruit bubbling under golden drop biscuits. A two-stage bake that keeps the fruit juicy and the topping flaky and crisp.