Place the lemon zest in a clean jar and pour in the vodka. Seal the jar and place it in a warm, dark space for four days. Gently shake the jar each day. After four days, strain the lemon-infused vodka into a clean bowl or jar. Line a mesh strainer with a coffee filter, paper towel, or a double layer of cheesecloth. Instructions. Chill your martini glasses in the freezer for 5 to 10 minutes. Remove them right before you are ready to pour your cocktails and rim with superfine lemon sugar. Add crushed ice to your cocktail shaker. Add the vodka, limoncello, Cointreau, and the lemon juice to the shaker. Directions. Using a vegetable peeler, remove the peel from the lemons in long strips (reserve the lemons for another use). Using a small sharp knife, trim away Stir the water and sugar in a large saucepan over medium heat until the sugar dissolves, about 5 minutes. Cool completely. Pour the Instructions. Juice half of a lemon in a citrus juicer and dip the rim of martini glasses in the juice and then immediately dip into sugar that is spread out on a small plate. Set aside. In a large cocktail shaker, combine ice, vodka, limoncello, triple sec, sugar, and lemon juice. Shake till completely combined and sugar dissolved. Quick and Easy Summer Limoncello Cake. View Recipe. Photo by naples34102. Three tablespoons of limoncello and the zest of one lemon give this moist sour cream cake a fresh burst of citrus flavor. A sugary, two-ingredient glaze is the perfect finishing touch. Best Lemon Cake Recipes. 06 of 09. Remove syrup from heat and allow the simple syrup to cool to room temperature. Pour infused alcohol into the syrup through a fine-mesh strainer, discard lemons, stir the mixture well. Using a jar funnel pour limoncello into thick, freezer-safe glass bottles. Store in the freezer for at least 2 weeks before serving. Step 3: Add the Alcohol and Wait. Next, pour the alcohol over the zest and wait a month or so. Keep the jar in a cool, dark place, and shake it every so often to mix the lemon zest around. In the meantime, maybe you could make lemonade or lemon chicken or something with all the lemons you have. Remove the lemons from the cheesecloth and discard them. Pour in the cooled simple syrup and stir to combine. Use the vegetable peeler or zester to remove the yellow zest from two fresh lemons. Add the fresh lemon zest to the limoncello and stir to combine. Let the mixture rest about 15 minutes. ok9h9.