These scrumptious from scratch Lemon Snack Cakes are filled with lemon creme and topped with lemon frosting. Perfect recipe for dessert or the lunchbox.
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Delicious Lemon Snack Cakes
Talk about treats that remind me of my childhood. These moist lemon cakes are super delicious and loved by kids and adults alike. The center is filled with lemon creme that is sweet, and tangy and the top is luscious and smooth lemon frosting.
Making these guys is easy but it does require a little elbow grease since they are made from scratch. No biggie! All it needs is baking, cutting, stuffing and frosting.
I love how spongy the cake bakes up. It makes it perfect for filling with creme and the lemon definitely cuts the sweetness giving you a well-balanced flavor.
My daughter started 3rd grade in a new school and her workload has doubled from the previous year. Since the change was a little abrupt, I wanted to bake something that she would love and bring a smile to her face when she opened her lunchbox.
Last week I was shopping in the supermarket and I saw a huge bag of Meyer Lemons in the produce aisle, I had to get them. They taste like a cross between a lemon and a mandarin orange. If you can’t find them, use regular lemons. If you want to mix it up, add in some orange or limes.
By the way, these Delicious Lemon Snack Cakes freeze really well so you can make a double batch in advance and just thaw when needed. My mother in law loved them so much that she froze a few and took them to Venezuela with her.
Some cakes were cut into squares and other ones in rectangles. I loved the loved of the 2 bite treat while everyone else preferred the classical elongated look. Just keep in mind that the cakes bake up nice and tall.
You can see the little specks of lemon zest inside the cream. The zest gives it tons of flavor without overpowering the rest of elements.
For this Delicious Lemon Snack Cakes, I used Cake Boss baking products to help me get the job done. Here are some pictures of the process.
This is the golden lemon cake after baking. I let it cool completely on a rack before freezing for a couple of hours. This makes cutting and stuffing easier.
Now I cut the cake into rectangles. See how beautiful and tall they bake up?
Next, we cut a few deep slips into the cake to make a large pocket.
In the meantime, we get everything ready to make the lemon creme and fit it into a Cake Boss piping bag.
And we stuff the cakes with the lemon creme.
And finally, we top it off with the delicious lemon frosting. My husband volunteered to do that part. We used Cake Boss tip #789. It’s wide and makes those pretty little ridges on top.
See? No biggie! Now it’s your turn.
I hope you can try this delicious Lemon Snack Cakes at home. If you do, please upload a pic on Instagram and tag me @Livingsweetmoments or use the hashtag #LivingSweet. I promise to repost it.
Lemon Snack Cakes
Ingredients
For Lemon Cake
- 2 cups Cake Flour *
- 1 1/4 cups Sugar
- 1 tablespoon Baking Powder
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1 teaspoon Lemon Zest
- 7 Eggs separated
- 1/2 cup Unsalted Butter melted
- 1/2 cup Milk
- 1/4 cup Lemon Juice about 2 lemons
For Lemon Crème
- 7.5 oz Marshmallow Creme (1 jar)
- 1/2 cup Unsalted Butter
- 2 teaspoons Lemon Juice
- 1 teaspoon Lemon Zest
Lemon Frosting
- 1/2 cup Unsalted Butter
- 2 cups Confectioners Sugar
- 2 teaspoons Lemon Juice
Instructions
For Lemon Cake
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Spray a 9x9” square baking pan with nonstick spray
- In a bowl, mix the salt, baking powder, 1 cup sugar and flour together with a fork
- In another bowl place the egg yolks and using a mixer, whip for 5-7 minutes until the yolks become thick and pale
- Slowly add the flour mixture alternating with the butter and lemon juice. Finally mix in the lemon zest
- In another bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff
- Carefully fold in the egg whites into the cake mixture in 2 – 3 installments using a spatula. Use round movements to avoid deflating the egg whites
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake until golden brown, about 20-30 minutes
- Remove from the oven and place on baking rack for 20 minutes
- Invert the pan into the baking rack and unmold
- Cool cake completely
- Wrap the cooled cake in plastic and freeze for a couple of hours for easy cutting and stuffing
For Lemon Crème
- Mix all the ingredients together until creamy
- Spoon the crème into a piping bag and snip the bottom
- Remove the cake from the freezer and cut into small snack cakes
- With a knife, make deep 3 incisions over the surface of the cakes making sure you leave a large pocket for the crème
- Insert the piping bag into each pocket and squeeze to stuff the pastries
- Clean the tops of the cake and refrigerate while you make the frosting
Lemon Frosting
- Place butter, lemon juice and sugar into a bowl
- Mix on medium speed until nice and creamy
- Place the frosting into a piping bag fitted with a large Icing tip
- Slowly Pipe the frosting over surface
- Enjoy!
Notes
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