Effing Delicious Recipes

Lemon

Lemon dessert recipes with bright citrus flavor, from cakes and cookies to bars, cheesecakes, pies, curds, and refreshing seasonal sweets.

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Find your next favorite lemon from the Effing Delicious kitchen.

Semi-naked lemon raspberry cake with thin buttercream finish, raspberry swirls, and minimalist fruit topping.

Cakes

Semi-Naked Lemon Raspberry Cake with Light Frosting

If a sunbeam could turn into dessert, I swear it would taste a lot like this semi-naked lemon raspberry cake recipe. The...

Moist six-inch lemon blueberry cake with layers of blueberries and lemon cream cheese frosting

Cakes

Six-Inch Lemon Blueberry Cake with Bright Citrus Flavor

You know you’re in for something special when you cut into a six-inch lemon blueberry cake and see those bursts of deep-blue...

A tall, three-layer lemon chamomile layer cake with silky buttercream, lemon curd filling, and chamomile flowers on top.

Cakes

Lemon Chamomile Layer Cake Recipe with Soft, Buttery Layers

There’s something enchanting about slicing into a lemon chamomile layer cake recipe: each soft layer is golden and plush, infused with gentle...

Three-layer lemon lavender celebration cake with lemon curd, lavender buttercream, and candied lemon peel.

Cakes

Lemon Lavender Celebration Cake Recipe

Lemon and lavender are a gorgeous combination, but there’s a fine line between a beautifully fragrant cake and one that tastes like...

Three-layer blackberry lemon cake with blackberry filling, lemon cream cheese frosting, fresh berries, and one cut slice

Cakes

Bakery-Style Blackberry Lemon Layer Cake

Bright lemon zest perfumes every soft, buttery layer, while a jewel-toned blackberry filling brings concentrated berry flavor and a pleasantly tart finish....

Cheesecakes

Creamy Mini Lemon Cheesecakes

Fresh lemon aroma, a buttery graham crust, and a dense but creamy center give these mini lemon cheesecakes their bright, tidy little...

Cakes

Vintage Lemon Heart Cake

I’ve never been one to shy away from a little over-the-top cake decorating, especially when there are piping bags involved! Making this...

Blueberry lemon no-bake dessert bars with a graham cracker base and purple blueberry swirls.

No-Bake Desserts

Blueberry Lemon No-Bake Dessert Bars with a Chilled Base

Cool, creamy lemon filling, concentrated blueberry ribbons, and a buttery graham cracker base give these blueberry lemon no-bake dessert bars a bright,...

No-bake lemon cheesecake with a creamy set filling, graham cracker crust, whipped cream, and lemon zest.

Cheesecakes

No-Bake Lemon Cheesecake with a Chilled Filling

Cool lemon fragrance, a crisp buttery crust, and a creamy filling with a clean citrus finish give this no-bake lemon cheesecake its...