Lemon Jello Cake [+ Video]

This Lemon Jello Cake is perfect anytime of year, but it’s especially great for Easter and the 4th of July. It’s an easy lemon cake that uses a few shortcuts to speed things up!

The Best Lemon Cake Recipe

Hey guys! It’s Sarah, yes that one who was able to share our road to adoption with your help and the most incredible day when we finally held our baby girl and the miracle of adoption. But today is about lemon jello cake.

I got so excited about this easy lemon cake recipe that I have to warn you that this post not only includes a delicious recipe for lemon jello cake, but it also includes a lot of tangents that you’ll read in the gazillion parenthesis! Writing this down instead of telling it to you personally allows my brain too much time to wander as I write simple sentences.  You will learn the inner-workings of my head!

I love lemony food. Everything with lemon tastes fresh—lemonade, lemon squares, pasta lemon cream sauce…Sour Heads (those freshen up your senses pretty quickly). And there is nothing better than a fresh tasting dessert! (Do you want to know how I learned to spell dessert? In elementary school my teacher told me that you want more dessert so you spell it with two “s”es and not one…desert. Shout out to you, school teachers!)

This lemon jello cake is one of our favorite treats. It is the moistest (my sister-in-law’s favorite word…and anything that has the “oi” sound) cake with help from the Lemon Jell-O flavor packet and the icing on top that seeps down through the sponginess (is that a word? I like to make up words) of the cake. And moist cakes are the only way to go.

This lemon jello cake will forever and ever remind me of visiting my grandparents house on Sunday evenings where we would play, talk and eat.  I still see their 50-year-old antique silverware and old plates lining the table before everyone digs in. Food does that, doesn’t it? What recipe do you make that transports you back in time?

Lemon Jello Cake Ingredients

This lemon cake recipe comes together quickly with the help of a few shortcuts. I love homemade cakes, but simpler family recipes like this one are great to have on hand too! Here’s what you’ll need to make this cake mix lemon cake recipe:

• Lemon Cake Mix: We prefer Duncan Hines brand, but any brand will work great.
• Eggs: Adds structure to the cake.
• Water: Adds moisture and helps activate the jello making the cake extra moist
• Oil: The fat that keeps the cake moist and tender.
• Lemon Jello: You will use just the jello powder and be sure it isn’t sugar free
• Lemon Juice: Fresh lemon juice is an absolute must!
• Powdered Sugar: Adds all the sweetness to the icing

The measurements for all the ingredients can found down below so keep scrolling down to the recipe card for all

Lemon Basil Chicken Pasta +Video

A refreshing twist on traditional pasta dishes, this lemon basil pasta with chicken is the perfect summer meal. With a burst of citrus and a hint of fresh herbs, this dish is packed with protein and flavor. It’s sure to become a family favorite.

*I am in a partnership with Tyson Foods and while I was compensated for this post all opinions remain my own. This is a sponsored post with Tyson® Foods

Watch How to Make Lemon Basil Chicken Pasta

This easy chicken pasta dish has become one of our favorite post-workout meals too. When we get home from the gym, we always want some good protein, a filling meal, but light enough that we don’t feel gross. Cue the Lemon Basil Chicken Pasta. We have been enjoying Tyson® Foods Grilled & Ready® Products to find the perfect meals for just these occasions.

Tyson® Grilled & Ready® Chicken are low in fat and high in nutrition. Thankfully we still had a ton of the Tyson® Grilled & Ready® Chicken Breast Strips and a little basil, spinach, and lemon in the fridge. These are obviously all meant for each other, so the pasta dish came together quickly, especially because the chicken comes fully cooked.

Everything was ready to eat and we were able to sit back and enjoy dinner as a family rather quickly. Dinner was on the table in less than 20 minutes! The kids loved the pasta, but especially the chicken. It was their favorite part. But that’s what I love about having a bag or two of the chicken in the freezer. I’m never stuck making unhealthy decisions when planning ahead didn’t happen.

And my favorite part? We loved this pasta served warm but it was equally delicious and flavorful cold as a pasta salad the next day for lunch. And, no cooking time needed so it’s perfect for school or work.

Ingredients for Lemon Basil Chicken Pasta

The sauce for this pasta recipe is so bright and fresh! The basil and spinach add bright green color and so much flavor. Then you have the lemon! Good golly, I love lemon! Then we add a few more ingredie

Raspberry Lemon Tart Bars

Raspberry Lemon Bars – These are the best raspberry lemon tart bars ever and you’ll just go crazy over the sweet tart crust!  We can’t stop eating these bars!

The combination of raspberry and lemon together in desserts is one of my faves! Our raspberry lemon cheesecake bars, lemon raspberry bars, and our lemon raspberry donuts all feature this spectacular flavor combination.

I loved the strawberry version so much I just had to do a raspberry. And the tart dough! You guys, it’s like heaven and because you make it in a pan you don’t have to stress about making it all pretty. These raspberry lemon tart bars are my new favorite treat and I’m totally going to force them on you too. You’re welcome.

I am all about bar dessert recipes. Brownies are wonderful, cookies are delicious but I love a good bar. Key Lime Bars, Peaches N Cream Crumble Bars, raspberry lemon bars… You guys, the list is endless for me, but the real key for me is actually the crust.

What Do I Need to Make Raspberry Lemon Bars?

Besides the fresh raspberries and lemon, most of the ingredients needed will be items you already have in the pantry or fridge. You’ll need a few ingredients for the buttery shortbread crust and a few more for the creamy lemon raspberry filling. Here is what you’ll need:

For the Crust

• Buttermilk
• Egg Yolks
• Vanilla
• All-Purpose Flour
• Powdered Sugar
• Salt
• Butter

For the Filling

• Raspberries
• Sugar
• Eggs
• Sugar
• All-Purpose Flour
• Fresh Lemon Juice and Zest

The measurements for all of the ingredients can be found in the recipe card down below.

How Long Should Lemon Bars Cool Before Cutting?

After baking, lemon bars need time to finish setting up, so they need to cool completely to room temperature before cutting. You’ll be tempted to cut right into them because they smell so good, but be patient! They will be much better after they cool!

Why are My Lemon Bars Runny?

Runny lemon bars usually mean that they need to bake longer. Before removing the baking pan from the oven, give the pan a little shake and there should only be a little jiggle in the middle of the bars. If the bars start to brown too much on top, place a piec

Panko Chicken With Lemon Cream Sauce

This panko chicken with lemon cream sauce is one of our favorite recipes to make when guests come to dinner. It’s super easy to make the panko breaded chicken and the lemon sauce for the chicken is only a few ingredients.

I love that golden brown breaded chicken with hints of parmesan cheese and lemon zest. The outside of the panko chicken is perfectly crunchy (the kids think it’s chicken nuggets!), while the inside is juicy, moist chicken.

The sauce is to die for, with its hint of butter and garlic, and that final note of lemon at the very end is what really makes it special.

The creamy lemon sauce tastes amazing over the panko chicken cutlets and it’s even better if you add some mashed potatoes to your plate as well. Trust me. It’s incredibly delicious and tastes very similar to the Chicken Costoletta served at The Cheesecake Factory.

Panko Chicken Recipe Ingredients

This easy breaded chicken recipe comes together quickly and doesn’t use any special ingredients. Here’s what we used to make the panko chicken and the lemon cream sauce:

• Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts
• Panko Breadcrumbs
• Grated Parmesan
• Lemons
• All-Purpose Flour
• Egg
• Unsalted Butter
• Olive Oil
• Better Than Bouillon
• White Wine
• Heavy Cream

The measurements for each ingredient can be found in the recipe card at the end of the post. This is just meant to be an overview of the ingredients you’ll need.

What is Panko?

Panko is a special type of Japanese breadcrumb that’s made from loaves of crustless white bread. Panko is typically much lighter and flakier than regular breadcrumbs, which results in homemade breaded chicken that doesn’t taste as heavy but still has that crispy texture you crave.

How to Make Breaded Chicken and Lemon Cream Sauce

First thing’s first, you want to get your chicken breaded. It’s really quite simple, but it makes the perfectly crunchy chicken. Flour, egg and panko bread crumbs mixed with lemon zest and parmesan cheese are all you need.

First dredge your chicken in the flour. We add salt and pepper to this step so that the chicken is well seasoned. Cover each side and lightly shake off the excess.

Next up is the egg. You need to create a “glue” in order to get the panko bread crumb mixture to stick on the chicken. Since you already dipped in the flour you just need something to moisten and create the glue. Egg is perfect.

Last is the panko. Gosh, I love panko. It’s seriously the best bread crumb around. For real. Plus this one has all of the cheese and lemon zest in it to add a burst of flavor to the panko mixture.

Now just fry up the chicken in a skill

Glazed Lemon Snack Cake [+Video]

A bright lemon snack cake that is dense but moist, soaked in a lemon syrup and topped with a lemon glaze. This one is for all you lemon lovers out there!

This recipe started out as a white cake but I couldn’t resist the lemon and ended up with this tangy, delicious beauty. I haven’t regretted one second of it! In fact, I’ve never regretted any lemon cake recipe I’ve ever made!

A snack is a small amount of food that you eat between meals, so if this is a snack cake recipe, you can technically have at least two, if not three, pieces in one day. One between breakfast and lunch, another between lunch and dinner, and since it’s a cake, one more for dessert! Follow my logic there? Ha!

What Ingredients are Needed for Glazed Lemon Snack Cake?

There is lemon in all parts of this glazed cake…lemon lemon lemon! We will start with the ingredients for the cake and then a few more for the syrup and glaze. Let me just state right up front is that you will want to have about 5-6 lemons to make all the components of the this recipe. Here is your grocery list:

Cake

• Dry Ingredients: All Purpose Flour, Baking Powder, Sugar, Salt and Lemon Zest
• Wet Ingredients: Butter, Vegetable Oil, Eggs, Milk, Vanilla, Lemon Extract, Almond Extract and Lemon Juice

Lemon Syrup

• Butter: adds richness
• Sugar: adds the sweetness and helps thicken the syrup
• Lemon Juice: adds flavor and tartness
• Vanilla: adds flavor

Lemon Glaze

• Powdered Sugar: adds sweetness
• Lemon Juice (or Milk): If you want bright white glaze, use milk. If you want more lemon flavor, go with the lemon juice.

The measurements for each ingredient are listed in the recipe card below.

How to Make a Glazed Lemon Snack Cake

I’m going to walk you through the steps of making this cake. It is super simple and you’re going to love the bright lemon flavor in every step. Let’s start with the cake…

Cake

• Preheat the oven and prepare an 8×8″ square baking pan with parchment.
  • PRO TIP: Spray the pan, line it with parchment and then spray again.
• Mix the wet ingredients in a large bowl.
• Add the mixture of dry ingredients and mix until there are no big clumps.
• Pour batter into prepared pan and bake.
• While the cake is baking, prepare the syrup.

Lemon Syrup

• Combine all the ingredients in a small saucepan over medium heat until the better melts. Stir to combine.
• When the cake is finished, poke it everything with a toothpick.
• Pour the lemon syrup all over the top.
• Let the cake cool completely (at least an hour) before adding the glaze.