Prep Time: 10 mins | Cook Time: 35 mins | Total Time: 45 mins | Servings: 12
This lemon cake is to die for! This has an amazing citrusy flavor and an impressive soft moist texture.
This lemon cake is super easy to whip up using just a couple of simple ingredients. If you love fresh lemon flavor, you’ll surely enjoy this cake! I always make this lemon cake a day in advance and keep this in the fridge overnight. I assure you the flavor gets better the next day! It’s softer, and the taste is richer!
The soaking syrup in this recipe guarantee to give this cake a special lemon flavor. Keep any leftovers in an airtight container for up to 3 to 4 days.
Ingredients
Cake:
4 eggs
1 box of yellow cake mix (15.25 ounces)
3/4 c. water
3/4 c. oil
1 box of instant lemon pudding mix (3.4 ounces)
Soaking syrup:
1/3 c. lemon juice
2 c. powdered sugar
2 tablespoons water
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
How to make Lemon Cake
Step 1: Prepare the oven. Preheat it to 350 degrees F. Ready a 9 x 13-inch baking pan. Grease and set aside.
Step 2: In a large bowl, beat the eggs using an electric mixer. Then, add the cake mix along with the pudding mix, water, and oil. Mix well until blended.
Step 3: Into a baking pan, pour the cake batter. Place in the preheated oven and bake for about 30 to 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean.
Step 4: In the meantime, prepare the soaking syrup. Place the melted butter, lemon juice, water, and powdered sugar in a bowl. Mix well until combined.
Step 5: Remove the cake from the oven when done and poke holes all over the cake using a skewer or fork. Over the warm cake, pour the soaking syrup. Allow the cake to cool completely in the pan.
Step 6: Slice and serve. Enjoy!
A Lemon Cake to Die for!
Ingredients
- Cake:
- 4 eggs
- 1 box of yellow cake mix 15.25 ounces
- 3/4 c. water
- 3/4 c. oil
- 1 box of instant lemon pudding mix 3.4 ounces
- Soaking syrup:
- 1/3 c. lemon juice
- 2 c. powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons water
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
Instructions
- Prepare the oven. Preheat it to 350 degrees F. Ready a 9 x 13-inch baking pan. Grease and set aside.
- In a large bowl, beat the eggs using an electric mixer. Then, add the cake mix along with the pudding mix, water, and oil. Mix well until blended.
- Into a baking pan, pour the cake batter. Place in the preheated oven and bake for about 30 to 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean.
- In the meantime, prepare the soaking syrup. Place the melted butter, lemon juice, water, and powdered sugar in a bowl. Mix well until combined.
- Remove the cake from the oven when done and poke holes all over the cake using a skewer or fork. Over the warm cake, pour the soaking syrup. Allow the cake to cool completely in the pan.
- Slice and serve. Enjoy!
