These are okay. Definitely you can add more lemon if you like things zesty. I'd like to make again, but maybe use only two eggs, as I found them to be really eggy. I didn't follow measurements to the glaze. I used the juices and zest of one whole lemon and whisked in icing sugar till it was a thick glossy consistency. My icing hardened and was glossy. They are beautiful to look at with the zest poking through. Thanks for the inspiration to have and make a brownie that's not chocolate :)
These are nice and lemony. I used kosher salt rather than sea salt, and I had to use a 9" pan rather than an 8". I found that the glaze was too runny, whether it was my doing or the fact that it needed more powdered sugar is unknown. I would double the amount of powdered sugar in the icing part. It was hard for me to give up the way I usually mix recipes like this--creaming the butter and sugar and then adding the eggs, etc. I'm sure that these directions make it more like a sponge cake than a regular cake. I would make these again and make the icing different. I used four lemons for this, three for the lemon juice (my lemons weren't very juicy) and the fourth for all the zest I used. Making these in a 9" pan made it possible for me to use a cookie cutter to cut out the shape. Thanks, BronsonsMom!
These have a nice tender crumb, very good. I made this recipe with Meyer lemons and the flavor is spectacular. The only changes I made was to use 2 eggs instead of 3 (some reviews said it was too eggy) and I mixed in just enough lemon juice to the powered sugar to make a nice thick glaze, I was afraid 1/4 cup would make it too runny. I am very pleased with the finished product. Thanks for posting the recipe.
If you want more lemony taste and want to avoid a runny frosting, use True Lemon...it worked perfectly! I also use True Lemon for my iced tea at restaurants, since most restaurants don't wash their lemons well before putting them into drinks.
Made recipe exactly as written.
Tasted like a sweet lemon omelet.
I really liked these, and will definitely make them again. I like my desserts sweet, and these were definitely sweet. However, I made them with vanilla and powdered sugar icing(no lemon), and I'm glad I did because I think the lemon might have been a little overwhelming if I had put any lemon juice in the icing. Another "however" is I did not have nearly enough zest for the recipe, so instead I just used an extra tablespoon of juice in the brownie mix.
I loved these! They are very lemony! My icing was very runny so I sliced the brownies and then poured the icing on. The icing went into the cracks and absorbed into the brownies. I then put powdered sugar on top. So delicious!
a new favorite! Different from lemon bars or lemon cake. The consistency did truly make this a brownie. I brought them to work and they were gone before 10 am. Total winner.
