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Lemon Bundt Cake

Moist, tangy, and delicious lemon cake that is perfect for spring, summer, or anytime you're craving lemon!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Dessert
Servings 12

Ingredients
  

Cake

  • 1 lemon cake mix (just the mix - not the ingredients called for on the box)
  • 2 small instant lemon pudding mixes can also use one large box instead
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 4 eggs, slightly beaten
  • ½ cup water
  • juice of one lemon
  • zest of one lemon

Glaze

  • 1½ cup powdered sugar
  • 3 tbsp butter, melted
  • 1 lemon, zest and juice 2 to 4 tbsp of juice
  • 1-2 tbsp milk if necessary

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 350°. Grease and flour your bundt pan very well, or spray liberally with cooking spray.
  • Combine the cake mix and pudding mixes in a large mixing bowl. Whisk to combine.
  • Add in the sour cream, oil, eggs, water, lemon juice, and lemon zest and mix well. Using a mixer is easiest, but it's not absolutely necessary.
  • Pour into the prepared pan and bake for 50 to 65 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
  • Allow the cake to cool completely in the pan on a cooling rack.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar, melted butter, lemon zest, and 2 tbsp lemon juice. The glaze should be thick enough to not run directly off the cake but thin enough to actually drizzle onto the cake. If needed, add more lemon juice or a bit of milk, 1 tbsp at a time.
  • Loosen the cake from the pan and turn out onto a serving plate.
  • Drizzle the glaze on top of the cake.

Notes

  • Be sure to let the cake cool completely, or some of it may stick to the bottom of the pan. That's also the reason to be sure to grease it very well.
  • If you can't find a lemon cake mix, you can also use a white or yellow cake mix. You should replace half of the water with the juice of one more lemon, and add the zest from it too.
  • In the photos, the glaze I used had 4 tbsp of lemon juice. It soaked into the cake like a poke cake. It was amazingly delicious, but I would have preferred that the glaze was a little thicker. Hence, the directions for the glaze.
Keyword bundt cake, lemon