America's Test Kitchen
Season 7 Episode 25 - Favorite Citrus Desserts
Join us as we infuse one citrus dessert with bright lemony flavor and make another dessert easier than ever to enjoy. Even after the heartiest meal, we find the bracing bite of a citrus dessert welcome. Lemon Bundt cake, glazed with a snowy white icing, is a simple, elegant dessert. But time and again, we are disappointed in its often elusive lemon flavor. Some recipes soak the cake in a sugar syrup flavored with lemon, but we find this makes the cake soggy, ruining its springy fine crumb. We wanted to find a way to infuse Bundt cake with the assertive tang of lemon without marring its texture. Key lime pie is another favorite citrus dessert, but transporting this pie, which has a delicate, wobbly filling, can be difficult. We wanted to find a way to transform this pie into a bar cookie. Not only would a Key lime bar be more portable, it could also be eaten out of hand, making it a far easier dessert to serve—and eat. Recipes: Lemon Bundt Cake Key Lime Bars Triple Citrus Bars Tasting Lab: Are Key Limes Really Key?—Updated Equipment Center: Are Nonstick Baking Sprays Better Than Butter? Science Desk: The 'Magic' of Sweetened Condensed Milk
Episodes in Season 7
Meatloaf Dinner
25 min
Streamlined Chicken Skillet Suppers
25 min
Best Beef Stew
25 min
Sunday Roast Chicken and Stuffing
25 min
Two Ways with Pork
25 min
Faster Family Favorites
25 min
Lighter Family Favorites
25 min
Fish and Chips at Home
25 min
Chicken Kiev
25 min
Meat and Potatoes for Company
25 min
Staying in For Chinese Take-Out
25 min
Not Your Average Stir-Fry
25 min
More Tex-Mex Favorites
25 min
Even More Italian Classics
25 min
Flambé at Home
25 min
Hearty Eggs for Breakfast
25 min
Summer Cooking
25 min
Barbecued Brisket and Corn Fritters
25 min
Beer Can Chicken Dinner
25 min
Rainy Day Barbecue
25 min
Strawberry Cream Cake
25 min
Dark Chocolate Desserts
25 min
Old-Fashioned Chocolate Cake
25 min
Easy Apple Desserts
25 min
Favorite Citrus Desserts
25 min
Lighter Cheesecake
25 min
