Glazed Lemon Bites Recipes

GLAZED LEMON BITES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2. Spray mini muffin pans with non-stick cooking spray
• 3. Combine cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, and oil. Blend well with mixer for 2 minutes.
• 4. spoon small amount of batter into each muffin tin to fill half way up.
• 5. Bake for 12 minutes. Turn out onto tea towel or cooling rack. Cool to luke warm
• 6. To make Glaze: sift powdered sugare into mixing bowl
• 7. Add lemon juice, zest, oil, 3 Tbsp. water, and a dash of salt.
• 8. Mix with a spoon until smooth.
• 9. with fingers, dip warm (not hot) bites into the glaze, or spoon the glaze over warm bites turning to completely coat. Place on wire racks over waxed paper to catch drips. Let the glaze set thoroughly, about 1 hour. store in containers with tight fitting lids.

LEMON DROP MINI CAKES

Steps:

• Spray mini muffin pans with non-stick spray; set aside.
• Whisk together flour, sugar, salt, and baking soda in a mixing bowl; set aside.
• Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add water and bring to a boil.
• Pour hot mixture over dry ingredients and beat with a hand beater till barely blended. Beat in the sour cream, egg, zest, and lemon juice till smooth.
• Scoop batter into muffin pans. Bake at 325° for about 12 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes, then turn onto cooling racks. Cool completely before glazing.
• Dip lemon drops top side down into the glaze. Let excess glaze drip off into the bowl, then invert lemon drops bottom side down onto cooling racks. (Place waxed paper underneath the cooling racks for easier clean up.) Let sit till glaze hardens.

BITE-SIZE LEMON TEA CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease 2 mini muffin tins.
• Combine white sugar, butter, and cream cheese in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in lemon juice, 2 teaspoons lemon extract, lemon zest, and vanilla extract. Add flour; beat until batter is just moistened.
• Pour batter into muffin tins, filling each cup 2/3 full.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean, 10 to 15 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes. Transfer to wire racks to cool completely, about 10 minutes.
• Whisk confectioners' sugar, 1/2 cup plus 3 tablespoons milk, and 3 1/2 teaspoons lemon extract together in a bowl to make glaze.
• Dip tops of cakes in the glaze; place cakes on the wire racks until glaze is set, at least 1 hour.

LEMON GLAZE FOR GLAZED LEMON POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Place confectioners' sugar in a medium bowl or liquid measuring cup; stir in lemon juice (glaze should be thick, yet pourable). Add more sugar or lemon juice, as necessary, to achieve desired consistency.