Compliments of Chickens in the Road
1 recipe yellow cake mix
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
1 3.4-ounce package (dry) instant lemon pudding
2/3 cup water
3/4 cup oil
4 eggs
1 teaspoon lemon extract
*If making this cake with a store-bought mix, do not add vanilla.
Combine cake mix, vanilla, pudding, water, oil, eggs, and lemon extract. Beat with an electric mixer to combine then beat two more full minutes. (Don’t skimp the mixing time! The extra mixing whips air into the batter to make a light cake. This is a heavy batter and it needs the extra mixing.)
Spoon into a greased, floured tube or bundt pan. Bake at 350-degrees for 50-60 minutes. Use a toothpick to test for doneness.
Place foil over top after 40 minutes of baking to prevent over browning. Invert onto a serving plate; cool then top with Lemon Glaze.
Lemon Glaze:
2 cups sifted powdered sugar
1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
3 tablespoons grated lemon peel (takes three large lemons)
Whisk powdered sugar and lemon juice until smooth. Poke holes into cake and pour glaze over top, letting the glaze sink into the holes to fill the cake with flavor.
Whisk powdered sugar and lemon juice until smooth. Poke holes into cake and pour glaze over top, letting the glaze sink into the holes to fill the cake with flavor.
Scatter cake with grated lemon. Serve!
