I made a lemon cake with the lemon sleeve filling. Frosted the cake with BC. Would it be too much if I added some Real Lemon, lemon juice to the BC that I'm using for the border and cornelli lace?

TIA,
Kat

My only thought is to make a batch and find out. If you do, let us know how it turns out.

The cake is for someone else & I don't have any scraps or extra's to try it on. I don't want to give it to a Customer if it's too much lemon. Oh well

Kat

My experience with Reallemon is that it is really, really strong. I make lemon buttercream by putting 1/2 to 1 tsp. grated lemon zest into my regular buttercream icing--this way there is just a hint of lemon, especiall if I'm using lemon cake and filling.

Thank you, I will keep that in mind for the next time.

Kat

We made a lemon cake for someone who wanted it tart. We used real lemon juice plus lemon snow cone syrup iced with buttercream. It was soooooooo good and they loved it. And boy was it tart.

Suebee, Oh that sounds so good. I will keep that in mind too. Where can you get the syrup? Some place like Gordon Foods (Restaurant supply)

Kat

You could also use a real lemon extract. I made a lemon- lime cake this past weekend, and it was good. I alternated that lemon sleeve filling, with a homemade lime filling. It was refreshing.

I use lemon juice in my BC with vanilla and almond flavoring.

This last week-end I made a lemon cake used my BC no almond though- allergies at the party.

Anyway I covered the cake with fondant flavored with lemonade flavor and it was really good. People came back for more.

Good Luck.

i've made the cake with the snow cone syrup and everybody loved it. i had to make another one for a friend at work. my fiancee says there's no such thing as too much lemon. everybody loved it.

Thanks everyone! I'll no better for next time. I guess I'll have to make a small one ( a few actually) for home to try it different ways so I'll know what's the best way to go. I didn't want to use my customer as a Guinea Pig. Thanks again.

Kat

agreed using a customer as a Guinea pig is not a good idea.... now your family and friends are fair game!


Good Luck

You are so right gateaux.

I LOVE lemon! Actually made a lemon cake today, with lemon buttercream and filled with lemon curd. I could hardly let it out the door I was so desperate to try it. Still haven't washed the mixer bowl because there are still a few smudges of icing that I haven't managed to eat.

Too much lemon? No such thing!