Lemon Cake and Alfredo

Recipe #5: Glazed Lemon Bundt Cake

Recipe #6: Fettuccine Alfredo with Bacon

Matt and I both love lemon-flavored desserts, so when I saw this recipe, I had to give it a try. I didn't have any lemon extract on hand, so I just added some lemon juice from some fresh lemons. I was worried it would mess up the chemistry of the cake (too much acid, not enough base), but it was delicious!

 As you can tell by this photo, the batter was really fluffy:

Then came the moment of truth. I've had a few tear-jerking moments when cakes haven't come out of the pan, so I made sure to flour the hell out of this one, then let it cool for about 15 minutes. If you don't let it cool for a bit, it will most definitely come out in chunks. Miraculously, it came out perfect! I didn't even care that it was covered in flour. Pick your battles, you guys.

I made a glaze out of powdered sugar, water, and lemon juice, and drizzled it over the top. I ate mine plain, but Matt cut up some kiwis on top of his. I think it would also be good with fresh berries and some whipped cream.

Matt has been requesting that I made alfredo, which I don't really care for, so when I saw this recipe for fettuccine alfredo with bacon, I knew we could have a compromise.


I added chicken to mine, and served it with green beans and some toasted sourdough bread (left over from my sandwiches).