{"id":4500,"date":"2026-05-02T23:32:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T23:32:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=4500"},"modified":"2026-05-02T23:32:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T23:32:52","slug":"my-grandma-made-this-every-spring-when","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/02\/my-grandma-made-this-every-spring-when\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0My Grandma Made This Every Spring When"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>\u00a0My Grandma Made This Every Spring When the Lemons Were Fresh<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Description:<\/strong><br \/>\nA soft, bright lemon cake that tastes like spring in every bite. My grandma used to bake it every year when lemons were at their best\u2014simple, homemade, and impossible to resist.<\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0Ingredients:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>For the cake:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 \u00bd cups all-purpose flour<\/li>\n<li>1 cup granulated sugar<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup unsalted butter (softened)<\/li>\n<li>2 large eggs<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup milk<\/li>\n<li>2 tsp baking powder<\/li>\n<li>Zest of 1\u20132 lemons<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc cup fresh lemon juice<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp vanilla extract<\/li>\n<li>Pinch of salt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>For the glaze:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 cup powdered sugar<\/li>\n<li>2\u20133 tbsp lemon juice<\/li>\n<li>Optional: extra lemon zest for topping<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0Instructions:<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat oven to 180\u00b0C (350\u00b0F). Grease or line a baking pan.<\/li>\n<li>In a bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.<\/li>\n<li>Add eggs one at a time, mixing well.<\/li>\n<li>Stir in milk, lemon juice, lemon zest, and vanilla.<\/li>\n<li>In another bowl, mix flour, baking powder, and salt.<\/li>\n<li>Gradually add dry ingredients to wet mixture until smooth.<\/li>\n<li>Pour batter into the pan and smooth the top.<\/li>\n<li>Bake for 25\u201335 minutes, or until golden and a toothpick comes out clean.<\/li>\n<li>Let it cool completely.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>\u00a0Glaze:<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Mix powdered sugar with lemon juice until smooth.<\/li>\n<li>Drizzle over cooled cake.<\/li>\n<li>Sprinkle a little lemon zest on top for extra flavor.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Serving:<\/h3>\n<p>Cut into squares and serve chilled or at room temperature. Perfect for spring gatherings, tea time, or potlucks<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0My Grandma Made This Every Spring When the Lemons Were Fresh Description: A soft, bright lemon cake that tastes like&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4501,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4500","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4500","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4500"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4500\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4502,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4500\/revisions\/4502"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4501"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4500"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4500"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4500"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}