Lemon Snowball Cake Recipes

Steps:

• In a bowl, sprinkle gelatin over cold water; let stand for 1 minute. Add boiling water; stir until gelatin is dissolved. Stir in sugar and lemon juice until sugar is dissolved. Add pineapple. Refrigerate until partially thickened, about 20 minutes. Fold in 4 cups whipped topping., Line a 3-qt. round bowl with plastic wrap. spoon about 2 cups pineapple mixture into bowl. Layer with half of the cake cubes and half of the remaining pineapple mixture. Repeat layers. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours., Unmold onto a serving plate. Spread remaining whipped topping over cake. Sprinkle with coconut.

Steps:

• Line a 3 quart bowl with 2 pieces of wax paper, one on top of the other.
• Let each piece extend over the opposite edges of the bowl, so all edges are covered.
• The paper will be wrinkled.
• Set bowl aside.
• Cut angel food cake into 1" cubes and set aside.
• In a large bowl, sprinkle gelatin over cold water; let stand 5 minutes to soften.
• Add boiling water and stir until gelatin is dissolved.
• Stir in granulated sugar, salt, orange juice concentrate, lemon juice and peel.
• Refrigerate for 45 minutes to 1 hour, stirring occasionally, until partially set and mixture mounds when dropped from a spoon.
• In a large bowl, whip 1 pint cream until it forms soft peaks.
• Fold gelatin mixture into whipped cream.
• Spoon a small amount of lemon mixture into bottom of the prepared bowl to cover bottom.
• Scatter several pieces of the angel food cake over lemon mixture.
• Continue alternating lemon mixture and cake until all is used.
• Cover with plastic wrap and foil.
• Refrigerate 1-2 days before serving.
• Before serving, invert bowl onto serving platter. Carefully remove bowl and wax paper.
• In a small bowl, whip 1 cup cream and powdered sugar until stiff.
• Frost top and sides of molded cake with whipped cream.
• Sprinkle top and sides of cake with coconut (if desired) and garnish with a lemon rose or mint leaves.

Steps:

• Combine sugar and lemon zest in a food processor and pulse several times to bruise lemon zest. Transfer 1/2 cup sugar mixture to a bowl.
• Beat butter and cream cheese in a mixing bowl until creamy and well-combined; mix in remaining lemon-sugar mixture, egg, lemon juice, and vanilla extract. Use an electric mixer to beat baking powder and salt into moist ingredients; gradually beat flour into mixture to make a dough. Freeze dough for 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.
• Shape dough into 1-inch balls and roll in reserved 1/2 cup lemon sugar. Place 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheet. Press cookies down slightly to flatten and sprinkle each cookie with about 1/8 teaspoon of the remaining lemon sugar.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are firm on bottoms, 10 to 12 minutes.

Steps:

• In a bowl, cream butter, sugar and egg until well blended. Add lemon juice and zest. Combine flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt; stir into creamed mixture. Add almonds. Cover and refrigerate the dough for at least 1 hour or overnight. , Roll into 1-in. balls. Place on ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until bottoms are lightly browned (cookies will not brown on top). , Remove immediately to wire racks; cool for 5 minutes, then roll in confectioners' sugar.

Steps:

• Line a 4 quart round mixing bowl with parchment paper.
• Break cake up into small bite-sized pieces.
• Drain the crushed pineapple, reserve the syrup. You should have 1 cup of syrup if not add enough water to make 1 cup.
• Dissolve the gelatin in the 4 tablespoons of cold water. Add the boiling water, pineapple syrup, sugar and lemon juice. Mix well and place in the refrigerator until mixture just starts to thicken.
• Add the crushed pineapple to the gelatin mix and then fold in 4 cups of the whipped topping.
• Place a layer of cake pieces, then a layer of the pineapple mixture in the prepared bowl. Continue until all the cake and pineapple mixture is used up. Refrigerate for at least 12 hours or overnight.
• Turn the chilled cake out onto a serving platter and frost it with the remaining whipped topping and sprinkle with the coconut.

Steps:

• 1. Line a 4 quart round bowl with plastic wrap. Tear angel food cake into bite size pieces. Drain pineapple thoroughly and reserve the syrup. You should have 1 cup of syrup.
• 2. Dissolve gelatin in the 4 T of cold water. Add the boiling water, the reserved pineapple syrup, the sugar and the lemon juice. Mix well and place in refrigerator until mixture starts to thicken. This may take a few hours.
• 3. Add the crushed pineapple to the gelatin mixture and then fold in 4 cups of the whipped topping.
• 4. Place a layer of cake pieces in bottom of bowl, then a layer of pineapple mixture, continue until all is used up, ending with cake pieces. Chill overnight.
• 5. Turn cake onto a platter or cake stand. Frost with the remaining 2 cups of whipped topping and sprinkle with coconut. I added cherries and a few leaves as well.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Crush lemon drops in food processor or blender. In large bowl, beat butter, 1/2 cup powdered sugar, the lemon peel and lemon extract with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in flour, 1/4 cup of the crushed lemon drops and the salt.
• Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place about 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake cookies 8 to 9 minutes or until set but not brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet; roll in powdered sugar. Cool 10 minutes; roll in remaining crushed lemon drops. Cool completely on wire rack, about 30 minutes. Reroll in crushed lemon drops if desired.