Lemon Cakes and Bakes
Lemon works beautifully in baked recipes. It adds freshness to simple cakes, makes muffins taste bright and combines so well with berries, vanilla and cream cheese.
For more baking inspiration, browse the cake recipes category. One recipe I love to recommend is this easy lemon ricotta cake, because it is soft, fresh and easy to make.
Fresh Lemon Desserts and Drinks
Lemon desserts are perfect when you want something sweet but refreshing. The fresh citrus flavor works especially well with cream, mascarpone, meringue, berries and vanilla, but lemon is also delicious in homemade drinks.
The dessert recipes category is full of sweet ideas. For something simple and fresh, try this homemade lemonade, especially on warm spring and summer days.
Lemon Curd in Baking
Lemon curd is one of the best ways to add lemon flavor to a recipe. It is smooth, creamy and tangy, and you can use it as a filling, topping or swirl.
There is a separate lemon curd recipes category for recipes where lemon curd really plays the main role. For this lemon category, it is simply one of the many delicious ways to bake with lemon.