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Danielle Alvarez’s double lemon cake with vanilla sugar.

Five zingy lemon cakes to bake this weekend

Pro tip: Use your fingertips to rub the zest into the sugar to release the oils and enhance the citrus flavour.

Danielle Alvarez’s double lemon cake with vanilla sugar.
EASY

Double-lemon loaf cake with sugar crust

Danielle Alvarez’s lemon cake of dreams also happens to be dairy-free.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Danielle Alvarez
Citrus syrup yoghurt.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s citrus syrup yoghurt loaf

This simple stir-and-bake loaf cake makes excellent use of abundant winter citrus.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Adam Liaw
Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s lime and coconut sheet cake.
EASY

Lime and triple coconut sheet cake

This tropical traybake will brighten the dreariest winter’s day.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Yuzu and lemon self-saucing pudding.

Helen Goh’s lemon self-saucing pudding with extra zing

This pudding works equally well as a soothing, warm dessert on a cold night or as a satisfying end to a Sunday-lunch roast.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Helen Goh
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This creamy fennel sauce comes together in a blender.
EASY

Caramelised fennel, lemon and chilli pasta

This decadent, silky sauce comes together in a blender.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
Emelia Jackson’s lemon, lime and bitters tartlets.

Emelia Jackson’s lemon, lime and bitters tartlets with a ‘dream’ curd you’ll want to eat by the spoonful

Take a refreshing mixed drink and turn it into a luxurious dessert that’s tart, sweet and bitter in all the right ways.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Emelia Jackson
Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s Earl Grey loaf cake with lemon icing.
EASY

Earl Grey loaf cake with lemon icing

Adding tea leaves adds a depth of flavour to a perfect afternoon cake.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Share-friendly panna cotta with limoncello curd and berries.
EASY

Panna cotta with limoncello curd and berries for a crowd

Start this recipe one day ahead and thank yourself later when you serve this stress-free and impressive dessert.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Katrina Meynink
Grilled Romano beans with braised lemon, garlic and dill.
EASY

Grilled Romano beans with braised lemon, garlic and dill

Long, flat beans tossed in a lemony dressing is a vegan-friendly side dish with staying power.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Karen Martini