Comments on: lemon layer cake http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/09/layered-lemon-love/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:27:06 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Lee http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/09/layered-lemon-love/#comment-324337 Lee Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:51:00 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/09/layered-lemon-love/#comment-324337 FWIW, I made this in cupcake form and I'm not thrilled... the cake came out fine, with a good crumb and moistness, but the flavor was super plain. I'm sure in conjunction with a rich tangy filling and sweet sweet frosting, that's exactly what's needed, but for future adventurers, the base cake here is too plain, in my opinion, to hold up in cupcake form (at least with a thin, not-too-sweet whipped ganache frosting). Deb, I don't comment often, but I love love love your site - I read you before I read my email most days :) FWIW, I made this in cupcake form and I’m not thrilled… the cake came out fine, with a good crumb and moistness, but the flavor was super plain. I’m sure in conjunction with a rich tangy filling and sweet sweet frosting, that’s exactly what’s needed, but for future adventurers, the base cake here is too plain, in my opinion, to hold up in cupcake form (at least with a thin, not-too-sweet whipped ganache frosting).

Deb, I don’t comment often, but I love love love your site – I read you before I read my email most days :)

]]> By: Paula http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/09/layered-lemon-love/#comment-323120 Paula Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:29:53 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/09/layered-lemon-love/#comment-323120 I love reading about your cooking adventures- it does for the food what J Peterman catalogue descriptions do for the clothes! I have enthusiastically started this for my son's16th birthday tomorrow- he always wants a lemon cake. I made the lemon curd. Then I read the cake in detail- where is the lemon in the lemon cake? I'm afraid to go ahead and make the non-lemon cake and have my son disappointed on his one day of the year. Even though all the comments say it is delicious, they don't say it is lemony! I love reading about your cooking adventures- it does for the food what J Peterman catalogue descriptions do for the clothes!
I have enthusiastically started this for my son’s16th birthday tomorrow- he always wants a lemon cake. I made the lemon curd. Then I read the cake in detail- where is the lemon in the lemon cake? I’m afraid to go ahead and make the non-lemon cake and have my son disappointed on his one day of the year. Even though all the comments say it is delicious, they don’t say it is lemony!

]]> By: Joan http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/09/layered-lemon-love/#comment-322670 Joan Sun, 27 Sep 2009 06:12:48 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/09/layered-lemon-love/#comment-322670 I am now 54 and have been making 1-2-3-4; 7 minute frosting cakes since I was 16. I was blessed to have an old fashioned southern mother who believed a "good wife" knows the "basics" (don't laugh I said old fashioned). There are lots of variations that can be derived from this very basic cake. This lemon cake which I've made many times is soooo good it makes you wanna "bite yo' fangas". There are also lots of other variations. It is truly an old fashioned comfort cake I haven't looked over your site to see if its there but the same cake with pineapple filling and flaked coconut which sticks easily to the 7 minute frosting is also vvvvvvvveeeeerrrrrrrryyy good. When I make it for family functions and parties I double the recipe and make 3, 12 inch layers -- scrumptious but also beautiful! I am now 54 and have been making 1-2-3-4; 7 minute frosting cakes since I was 16. I was blessed to have an old fashioned southern mother who believed a “good wife” knows the “basics” (don’t laugh I said old fashioned). There are lots of variations that can be derived from this very basic cake. This lemon cake which I’ve made many times is soooo good it makes you wanna “bite yo’ fangas”. There are also lots of other variations. It is truly an old fashioned comfort cake I haven’t looked over your site to see if its there but the same cake with pineapple filling and flaked coconut which sticks easily to the 7 minute frosting is also vvvvvvvveeeeerrrrrrrryyy good. When I make it for family functions and parties I double the recipe and make 3, 12 inch layers — scrumptious but also beautiful!

]]> By: Cindy http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/09/layered-lemon-love/#comment-321695 Cindy Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:09:47 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/09/layered-lemon-love/#comment-321695 Hi -- I've just made this -- your recipe mentions a 'prepared pan' but doesn't tell us what that means. I assumed greased and lined with greased parchment? Hi — I’ve just made this — your recipe mentions a ‘prepared pan’ but doesn’t tell us what that means. I assumed greased and lined with greased parchment?

]]> By: brista http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/09/layered-lemon-love/#comment-315785 brista Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:42:31 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/09/layered-lemon-love/#comment-315785 I've never seen someone actually hold the egg yolk in their hands when separating it...usually I just swish it back and forth between the two shell halves. Interesting... I’ve never seen someone actually hold the egg yolk in their hands when separating it…usually I just swish it back and forth between the two shell halves. Interesting…

]]> By: Deb Graham http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/09/layered-lemon-love/#comment-311369 Deb Graham Sun, 02 Aug 2009 02:54:37 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/09/layered-lemon-love/#comment-311369 OK, remade cake, turned out great! My son in laws birthday is tomorrow! I'm so sure he and everyone will love it! OK, remade cake, turned out great! My son in laws birthday is tomorrow! I’m so sure he and everyone will love it!

]]> By: Debbie Graham http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/09/layered-lemon-love/#comment-311354 Debbie Graham Sat, 01 Aug 2009 23:25:34 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/09/layered-lemon-love/#comment-311354 I have no idea what went wrong! Cake came out flat and under cooked even though toothpick came out clean.Inverting it on a cooling rake, it fell apart. (Can I say-how depressing!) Date on flour says it's good till next February! So...trying again, this time with an 8" pan instead of a 9", and I am turning up head a pinch-oven may be off. Oh well, I will let you know how it goes. Debbie too. I have no idea what went wrong! Cake came out flat and under cooked even though toothpick came out clean.Inverting it on a cooling rake, it fell apart. (Can I say-how depressing!) Date on flour says it’s good till next February! So…trying again, this time with an 8″ pan instead of a 9″, and I am turning up head a pinch-oven may be off. Oh well, I will let you know how it goes. Debbie too.

]]> By: Rachel http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/09/layered-lemon-love/#comment-302616 Rachel Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:56:38 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/09/layered-lemon-love/#comment-302616 Can this cake be made the night before? I have a baby shower tomorrow and I'm going to bake the cake tonight but will if I frost it the night before will it setup and be OK??? Can this cake be made the night before? I have a baby shower tomorrow and I’m going to bake the cake tonight but will if I frost it the night before will it setup and be OK???

]]> By: Nadia http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/09/layered-lemon-love/#comment-297635 Nadia Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:18:08 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/09/layered-lemon-love/#comment-297635 I made the seven-minute frosting yesterday for a red velvet cake and it was gorgeously satin-y and marshmallow-y. I agree totally that it would work beautifully with chocolate cake and now I'm dying to make this beautiful looking lemony cake too. I didn't like the red velvet cake at all, btw (used an online recipe). Just too bland and boring, lurid red or not. Just my two cents worth, but in the very bottom set of four photographs (here), I love the look of the frosting in the top left photo and not the more manicured, tidied up appearance of the finished version . . . I made the seven-minute frosting yesterday for a red velvet cake and it was gorgeously satin-y and marshmallow-y. I agree totally that it would work beautifully with chocolate cake and now I’m dying to make this beautiful looking lemony cake too. I didn’t like the red velvet cake at all, btw (used an online recipe). Just too bland and boring, lurid red or not. Just my two cents worth, but in the very bottom set of four photographs (here), I love the look of the frosting in the top left photo and not the more manicured, tidied up appearance of the finished version . . .

]]> By: cs http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/09/layered-lemon-love/#comment-287258 cs Sun, 24 May 2009 17:05:43 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/09/layered-lemon-love/#comment-287258 I made the 1-2-3-4 cake yesterday with my niece. I used cake flour since I had it on hand and don't have a canister for it. Since I live in the pest ridden state of FL, I worry with open boxes. The cake was perfect crumb, moist and tasty. Could have used more vanilla flavor--next time vanilla sugar? The lemon curd was not going to win over a six year old so we didn't use it. Can the 7 minute frosting be hand wisked? I have a kitchen aid stand mixer but not an electric hand held. I'd like to revisit this cake with the proper filling and frosting. I made the 1-2-3-4 cake yesterday with my niece. I used cake flour since I had it on hand and don’t have a canister for it. Since I live in the pest ridden state of FL, I worry with open boxes. The cake was perfect crumb, moist and tasty. Could have used more vanilla flavor–next time vanilla sugar? The lemon curd was not going to win over a six year old so we didn’t use it. Can the 7 minute frosting be hand wisked? I have a kitchen aid stand mixer but not an electric hand held. I’d like to revisit this cake with the proper filling and frosting.

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