Lemony desserts lemonier?
18 Jan 2026 10:01 pmWe made a simple oven pan of roasted root vegetables, chicken, and lemon, which we've eaten many times, but it came out extra delicious, partly just from a larger, juicier lemon.
This got me thinking. I love lemon bars and two near-identical recipes from my childhood for lemon tea cookies and lemon muffins. But I've never been really impressed with a lemon cake, and I wonder if it's just that it could be lemonier? The intensity of lemon meringue pie is nice, but I don't fully love the texture combination.
Maybe a lemon meringue cake? Or some other dessert that combines lemon curd or custard with something cake- or cookie-like?
This got me thinking. I love lemon bars and two near-identical recipes from my childhood for lemon tea cookies and lemon muffins. But I've never been really impressed with a lemon cake, and I wonder if it's just that it could be lemonier? The intensity of lemon meringue pie is nice, but I don't fully love the texture combination.
Maybe a lemon meringue cake? Or some other dessert that combines lemon curd or custard with something cake- or cookie-like?