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Lemon Cake with Whipped Icing<\/em><\/p>\n

Sometimes as a teacher you have these moments where your students transcend. They go up the stairs you\u2019ve built but they don\u2019t just reach the top: they\u2019re suddenly flying, they\u2019ve made their own wings, they\u2019re higher than you knew they could go. <\/p>\n

They\u2019re higher than they even knew they could go. <\/p>\n

\"Lemon<\/p>\n

Recently I witnessed one of these moments. We\u2019ve been working on a project called Project Identity, where we learn about social identities like race, gender, sexuality, religion, first language, etc. We surfaced our own social identities and thought about others\u2019, including how people with different overlapping social identities might experience daily life differently, sometimes in unfair ways. <\/p>\n

I knew we had to do some artistic expression to culminate our work on such a weighty topic: something that allowed us to express our own emotions and communicate our findings with the world in an impactful way. I settled on poetry, but I was planning on doing a \u201csafe\u201d project \u2014 something on a page. <\/p>\n

Instead, inspired by colleagues\u2019 urging to try something less safe, we invited some amazing spoken word poets to come in and made our goal the stage. We worked together for weeks studying strong spoken word performances, practicing, playing to build confidence, practicing, memorizing, and practicing. Did I mention we practiced? <\/p>\n

Still, they were so nervous. I knew they would be and prepared to help them be \u201cgood nervous\u201d instead of that unpleasant, sick sort of nervous, but up until the moment they performed I found myself questioning the decision.<\/p>\n

But then they performed<\/a>. And performed<\/a>. And performed<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It goes without saying that I cried the whole time, as did so many audience members in the crowd. Complete strangers came up to tell us how much the kids\u2019 poems meant to them. It was a reminder to me, as I\u2019m reminded so often in my work, to trust kids<\/strong>. They can do the big things, the difficult things, the special and incredible things. <\/p>\n

\"Lemon<\/p>\n

This Lemon Cake with Whipped Icing was made to celebrate another little kid \u2014 my friend Polett\u2019s sweet new baby, Orson! I figured she and her partner Gerry needed some cake while adjusting to being a family of three. It\u2019s the perfect, super moist lemon sheet cake with the fluffiest whipped icing in the universe.<\/p>\n

Looking for other lemon cake options? I have a Quick and Easy Iced Lemon Cake<\/a> with more of a glaze, a Drenched Lemon Cream Cake<\/a> with more tang and a whipped cream topping, a Lemon Curd Cream Cake<\/a> stuffed with lemon curd, a Quick Lemon-Iced Yellow Cake<\/a>, and a fancy schmancy Lemon Triumph Cake<\/a>. Interested in other lemon desserts? Try my Lemon Shortbread Crumble Bars<\/a> for the ultimate buttery lemon dessert. Enjoy!<\/p>\n

One year ago: Tuna Melts in Avocado Boats<\/a>
Two years ago: Easy Lemon Cream Sugar Cookie Bars<\/a>
Three years ago: Quick and Easy Chipotle Shrimp Cups<\/a>
Four years ago: Brownie Blackout Mousse Cake<\/a>
Five years ago: Coconut Cream Pie Bars<\/a>
Six years ago: Bailey\u2019s Hazelnut Chocolate Tiramisu<\/a>
Seven years ago: Tres Leches Coconut Cake Trifle<\/a>
Eight years ago: Mini Apple Pies with Cheddar Crusts<\/a>
Nine years ago: Oatmeal Cake with Broiled Icing<\/a><\/p>\n

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Lemon Cake with Whipped Icing<\/p>\n

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Author: Willow Bird Baking, adapted from The Girl Who Ate Everything<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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