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Lemon Cake Starting with a White Cake Mix

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By: Mama_Mias_Cakes
Posted 02/24/11 • Last updated 02/24/11 • 4893 views • 9 comments

Posted by Mama_Mias_Cakes

I used my white cake recipe to make it into a lemon cake. I do not like the fruit cake flavors in the mixes, because to me it just tastes too much like the candy artificial flavoring than the fruit itself. I also needed a lighter lemon cake to pair with a lemon fruit filling and lemon buttercream. The cake turned out great and you can taste the real lemon which is what I wanted.

Ingredients

  • 1 box DH white cake mix (this is my brand preference) 1 box of lemon instant pudding mix (the small box) 1/2 tsp of pure lemon extract Zest of 1 lemon 1 cup of sour cream 4 eggs 1/3 cup of oil 1/2 cup of water (I squeezed the lemon to get all the juice and added water to make it 1/2 cup)

Instructions

Mix cake mix, pudding, water/lemon juice mix, oil, sour cream, eggs, extract and zest for 30 seconds on low and 2 minutes on medium. Bake as you normally would. I like to bake my cakes at 325.

Comments (9)

motherjanet 3/1/11 at 10:58am
Is this enough for two 10" round pans or what will this cake make???
Shelley51708 3/14/11 at 1:37pm
would it be dense enough for a top tier of a wedding cake? she wants a lemon cake with blueberry filling....? Thanks!
Shelley51708 6/9/11 at 6:48pm
I tried this and it is awesome!! It isn't so overbearing that you can't eat it. I put it with a blueberry filling and lemon BC icing, Big hit!!
molly_36 7/22/11 at 10:09pm
This is wonderful! Everyone absolutely loved it! I used a creamy raspberry filling and BC. Yum!
augurey 7/26/11 at 4:13pm
I made this for the first time this last weekend, and I absolutely loved it. I used this recipe as one of the flavors for my boyfriend's parent's anniversary party -- used a raspberry filling/swirl. Everyone really liked it; it was very flavorful but not overpowering. Even those that weren't big fans of lemon liked it. I plan on keeping this one.
Taramarie 9/10/11 at 3:55pm
This was good I made cupcakes...about 26. We loved them!! Thanks for recipe.
pecanrican 2/27/12 at 5:48am
I made this cake for a friend for her birthday and everyone loved it. Only problem is now everyone is requesting it. 5 stars
Walkinmomma 3/12/12 at 6:13am
Made cupcakes as a test run for a birthday cake. Flavor was wonderful-not too strong. Will definitely use again!
MommyJenn 7/26/12 at 10:16am
Flavor was wonderful, but the cakes fell. Went from nice and high to the texture of a poundcake. Followed the directions carefully. Anyone else have the cake fall?
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