Candied Lemon Slices For Cake Decoration

How to candy lemon slices.

Candied lemon slices for cake decoration. 1 5 cups water 1. Bring to a boil and cook just until the sugar is dissolved. They came out sweet chewy and delicious. In this cake decorating tutorial i demonstrate how to create a pretty lemon decorated cake with stripes meringues and candied lemon slices.

Let the candied lemons sit at room temperature for up to 24 hours before storing in an air tight container. Wash your lemons well. These candied lemon and lime slices are a great way of decorating cakes such as lemon drizzle cake and puddings. I did place them on cooling racks over a parchment paper covered tray and then put them in the oven at 175f for 2 3 hours as i wanted them to dry out be less sticky.

Add your lemon slices. Use as a topping for lemon or lime pies or as a cake topping. Use candied lemons for cake decorating pies cupcakes and more. Add lemon slices and simmer gently keeping slices in a single layer and turning occasionally 14 to 16 minutes or until slightly translucent and rinds are softened.

Garnish your next lemon blueberry cake with them. They look attractive i love the fresh citrus colours and also taste good and are very easy to make. Candied lemon slices are an easy to make garnish to dress up favorite desserts. Combine water and sugar in a medium saucepan.

Setting aside 1 4 cup lemon syrup pour remainder over cakes. Remove from pans and place right side up on a rack set over a rimmed baking sheet. Simmer until the lemon slices are translucent. Remove with a slotted spoon and cool completely.

In this cake decorating tutorial i demonstrate how to create candied lemon slices. Place slices in a single layer in a wax paper lined jelly roll pan using tongs. Candied lemon and lime slices candied lemon and lime slices. Follow this method for most candied fruit types.

Uses for candied lemon slices. I tried two candied lemon slices recipes and this one was the winner. For the lemon c. Enjoy with a cup of tea or coffee.

Let cakes cool completely in pans about 2 hours. Remove the slices with a slotted spoon and place on the nonstick or wax paper and leave to cool.