Looking for an easy lemon dessert recipe that is going to WOW your friends and family? This Easy Lemon Bundt Cake is the answer! A breeze to make and loaded with bright lemon flavor, this easy cake recipe is also figure-friendly which makes it perfect for summer!
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It has been way too long since I shared a lemon dessert with you all! It’s been at least a month 🙂 Today I’ve got an Easy Lemon Bundt Cake that is going to blow you away with it’s amazing lemon flavor.
I lightened up one of my favorite easy cake recipes by using applesauce instead of oil and Almond Breeze Vanilla Almondmilk instead in place of regular milk. The vanilla almondmilk adds a lovely vanilla flavor that complements the lemon cake but you can use the original flavor as well.
I was tempted to go all egg whites but those egg yolks add so much depth as well as contribute to the bold yellow color of this cake. Also? Extra protein. If you like, you can eliminate up to two of the egg yolks and still have sensational results.
This cake is double-glazed. Shortly after removing the easy lemon bundt cake from the oven, I poke holes all over the top and then slowly drizzle on an intensely-flavored lemon glaze. Once the glaze has soaked in. I add enough powdered sugar to the remaining glaze to get it a little thicker and then drizzle that over the top as well.
The first glaze makes the cake even more lemon-y which makes me one happy lady. I just love my lemon desserts!
This cake is perfect for BBQs, picnics, parties, potlucks and more! Feel free to garnish with lemon slices, mint, and lemon zest!
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How To Make Lemon Bundt Cake
Easy Lemon Bundt Cake
Ingredients
Cake
- 18.25 ounces lemon cake mix
- 3 ounces lemon instant pudding mix
- 4 eggs room temperature
- ¾ cup unsweetened applesauce no sugar added
- â…” cup vanilla Almondmilk or regular milk
- ¼ cup fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
Glaze
- 2 ½ cups powdered sugar divided
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Grease and flour a bundt pan and set aside. (I like to use the spray with the flour in it!)
- In a large bowl, combine lemon cake mix and lemon pudding mix. Whisk together.
- Add eggs, applesauce, milk, lemon juice and lemon zest. Whisk together until just combined.
- Slowly pour cake batter the into the prepared bundt pan.
- Bake for 30 to 40 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
- Let cool for 15 minutes while you prepare the glaze.
Glaze
- In a small bowl, combine 1 cup powdered sugar, lemon juice, and lemon zest. Whisk together until no lumps remain.
- Remove the cake from the par and place on a cooling rack or cake plate.
- Use a skewer to poke small holes all over the top of the cake. Slowly drizzle about half of the glaze on top of the cake. Let the cake sit until completely cooled.
- Whisk in remaining powdered sugar, adding more if needed to reach desired consistency.
- Drizzle cake again with the glaze. Garnish with additional lemon zest if desired.
- Slice and serve.
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Disclosure: This recipe is sponsored by Almond Breeze. Thank you for supporting the brands that make Mom On Timeout possible!
Tracy says
I guess I’m the first to actually give a review. I used a Betty Crocker Super Moist lemon cake mix (432 g – I’m Canadian) and didn’t even know there was a size change but thought the box seemed a bit smaller than they used to be. I used the ingredients as listed, except I used the full lemon worth of zest so probably 1.5 T in the cake itself and 1 T in the glaze. I wasn’t going to bother with the applesauce or almond milk but I did decide to make a trip to the grocer and make according to recipe. The cake is fabulous! So moist and so lemony. I will definitely make again. My neighbour gave me her bundt pan (to keep) and I promised to give her some of the cake when I made it. I ‘almost’ hate to have to give some away, it’s that good.
Angela says
It sounds yummy, but since 18.25 oz. cake mixes have not been available for quite some time, how can this recipe be adjusted to work with the new smaller size cake mixes? I’d like to make this cake, but I don’t want to waste my ingredients, in case it doesn’t turn out well, using a new smaller cake mix.
Keri Cruz says
I purchased a cake mix today at walmart that is 18.5 oz. It’s Duncan Hines brand and I got the Lemon Supreme flavor
Kim G says
I’m just trying to make this. The Duncan Hines Lemon Supreme I purchased at Walmart is 15.25 oz. I looked everywhere for one with larger quantity. I hope it works cause I’m salivating as i mix it.?
Margo says
Does it have to be ‘instant’ pudding mix or can I use lemon pudding and pie filling (powdered)?
Deborah Derrick says
Can you add blueberries to this?
1 to 100 Hindi says
It looks incredible! ?
Ivory says
I will be giving this a try, because it looks sooooo yummy. Can hardly wait!