When Life Gives You Lemons: 10 Irresistible Dessert Recipes for Lemon Lovers!

Sweet and sour! 10 incredible recipes to make you pucker. These recipes make lemon the star of the show and will leave you begging for more.

Lemon Earthquake Cake

Dive into the zesty delight of Lemon Earthquake Cake! It’s a perfect blend of tangy lemon, creamy sweetness, and crunchy toppings—a dessert you’ll crave!

Check out the recipe here: https://www.southernplate.com/lemon-earthquake-cake/

Easy Lemon Bar Recipe

This easy lemon bar recipe includes the perfect blend of zesty lemon flavor and irresistible sweetness with a shortbread crust that has an exquisitely light crunch. 

Check out the recipe here: https://www.southernplate.com/lemon-bars-recipe/

Lemon Poppy Seed Bread

Moist and flavorful, enjoy a scrumptious slice of this quick and easy 5-ingredient lemon poppy seed bread for breakfast or an afternoon snack.

Check out the recipe here: https://www.southernplate.com/lemon-poppy-seed-bread/

Lemon Angel Food Cake Roll

This light and flavorful lemon angel food cake roll recipe combines a Swiss roll technique and an angel food cake for heavenly perfection. 

Check out the recipe here: https://www.southernplate.com/lemon-angel-food-cake-roll/

Lemon Icebox Cake

With cream cheese, lots of zesty lemon, whipped topping, and softly sweet vanilla wafer cookies, this easy no-bake lemon icebox cake recipe is a creamy citrus dream that tastes like sunshine and joy with every bite.

Check out the recipe here: https://www.southernplate.com/lemon-icebox-cake/

Lemon Syllabub

Using only 5 ingredients, this easy lemon syllabub recipe basically tastes like decadent lemon-flavored whipping cream. It’s the ultimate creamy and indulgent dessert.

Check out the recipe here: https://www.southernplate.com/simple-lemon-syllabub/

Glazed Lemon Cookies

These easy glazed lemon cookies taste like sunshine and include a tender shortbread cookie topped with a sweet lemon glaze. An old favorite from Grandma’s recipe box and affectionately known as lemon blossom cookies, they’re sure to be a favorite at your house.

Check out the recipe here: https://www.southernplate.com/lemon-blossom-cookies/

7-Up Pound Cake With Lemon Glaze

This old-fashioned 7-Up pound cake recipe with lemon glaze is a classic Southern dessert that uses 7-Up to make a buttery and moist from-scratch cake that has a hint of lemon flavor.

Check out the recipe here: https://www.southernplate.com/7-up-pound-cake/

Lemon Meringue Pie With Condensed Milk and Wafers

This Southern lemon meringue pie with condensed milk recipe is perfection in every bite. I mean, who can resist soft vanilla wafers as the cookie crumb crust, a meringue topping, and a sweet and zesty lemon filling?

Check out the recipe here: https://www.southernplate.com/lemon-meringue-pie-with-cookie-crumb-crust/

Lemon Cherry Cheesecake

This lemon cherry cheesecake recipe is a little bit magic, combining a fluffy lemon cake with a light cheesecake layer and cherry pie filling on top. This refrigerator cake is the perfect summer dessert.

Check out the recipe here: https://www.southernplate.com/magic-lemon-cherry-cheesecake/