tunnel of lemon bundt cake

Name: Tunnel of Lemon Bundt Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 55 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 1 box(es) lemon cake mix, your favorite brand (15 - 16 oz); 1 box(es) lemon instant pudding mix (small); 1/3 cup(s) butter, melted; 1 cup(s) (minus 3 tablespoons) whole milk; 3 tablespoon(s) fresh lemon juice; 3 large eggs; 1 can(s) lemon pie filling; ## LEMON GLAZE; 1 cup(s) powdered sugar; 1 tablespoon(s) lemon juice; 1 - 3 teaspoon(s) milk

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Jeanne Benavidez

Odessa, TX

Updated on Jan 11, 2022

When I was a child, I remember my mom making this cake. I don't think she ever wrote down the recipe but this is my version of her "Lemon Tunnel Cake." It is requested a lot by friends and family or when I am baking for any gathering. It's a lemon lover's dream.

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Oh my, lemon lovers are going to absolutely love this Bundt cake. The cake itself is sweet, moist, and full of lemony flavor. A ring of pie filling is a nice surprise that adds to the layers of delicious lemon flavor. This is a very easy to prepare dessert that, when sliced, has a beautiful presentation.

— The Test Kitchen

prep time 15 Min

cook time 55 Min

method Bake

yield 8 - 10

Ingredients

1 box lemon cake mix, your favorite brand (15 - 16 oz)
1 box lemon instant pudding mix (small)
1/3 cup butter, melted
1 cup (minus 3 tablespoons) whole milk
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
3 large eggs
1 can lemon pie filling
LEMON GLAZE
1 cup powdered sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 - 3 teaspoons milk

How To Make tunnel of lemon bundt cake

Test Kitchen Tips

Using a piping bag will make it easier to get the filling into the pan and keep it from spreading.

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 F.

Step 2

In the bowl of a stand mixer or other large bowl, place the cake mix, lemon pudding mix, milk, butter, and lemon juice. Using the paddle attachment, blend these ingredients until just mixed.
Step 3

Add the eggs, one at a time, blending after each one. Scrape sides of the bowl with a spatula and then mix on medium speed for two minutes.
Step 4

Prepare a Bundt or tube pan by greasing and flouring it or spraying it with non-stick cooking spray with flour included.
Step 5

Pour 1/2 of the batter into a prepared pan.
Step 6

Spoon the pie filling in a ring on top of the batter. (Do not spread the filling to cover the batter from the wall to the tube of the pan.) It should look like a ring of lemon pie filling inside the ring of batter.
Step 7

Spoon the remainder of the batter into the pan and gently spread it to cover from wall to tube. (When baked, you will have the tunnel of lemon surrounded by cake.)
Step 8

Bake at 350 degrees for 45-55 minutes. The cake is ready when the toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean (you may see lemon pie filling on it but no cake batter). Mine only took 50 minutes.
Step 9

FOR THE GLAZE: Mix the lemon juice and sugar together, and add milk by teaspoons until you get a thick glaze that can be drizzled over the cake.
Step 10

If it gets too loose, simply add a bit more sugar, to adjust.
Step 11

Drizzle glaze over completely cooled cake.
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