Something you should know about me is that I'm a pie girl. Pie over cake any day. However, I am clearly outnumbered in my family as the only other pie aficionado is my youngest daughter. I do love my family very much though, so I bake them cakes, because no matter how hard I try I can't convert them damn it. My mother's birthday just passed and I thought I'd try something new. I have to admit this Lemonade Cake was delicious and briefly made me forget about my love affair with apple crumble. …
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