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basic lemon bundt cake

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Recipe by
Traci Coleman
Vancouver, WA

I have a friend who said they wished they had a good, basic lemon cake recipe that tasted like real lemons and not just a yellow cake mix (her words!). I found this recipe online (allrecipes) and added a little more lemony goodness to it.

(1 rating)
prep time 20 Min
cook time 1 Hr

Ingredients For basic lemon bundt cake

  • CAKE
  • 1 c
    butter, softened
  • 2 c
    sugar
  • 4
    eggs
  • 1 1/2 tsp
    lemon extract
  • 1 1/2 tsp
    vanilla
  • 1 c
    juice of 3 lemons + milk to make 1 cup total
  • 3 c
    flour
  • 2 tsp
    baking powder
  • 1 Tbsp
    lemon zest (i used zest of 3 lemons)
  • GLAZE
  • 1/4 c
    lemon juice
  • 1 Tbsp
    water
  • 1/2 tsp
    lemon extract
  • 3/4 c
    powdered sugar
  • zest of 1 lemon

How To Make basic lemon bundt cake

  • 1
    Heat oven to 350 degrees. Generously grease bundt pan.
  • 2
    Cream together butter and sugar. Add eggs one at a time, combining well after each egg. Add in extracts. Combine flour and powder. Add to sugar mixture 1 cup at a time, alternating with milk/lemon juice. Stir in zest.
  • 3
    Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 60-70 minutes until wooden pick inserted comes out clean. Cool in pan pan for 10 minutes before inverting on pan/wire rack to cool completely.
  • 4
    Prepare glaze by combining all ingredients together until smooth. Drizzle over smooth cake and pucker up!!!

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