My Lemon Bundt Cake Recipe will up your lemon cake game. Lemon lovers rejoice; this bursting with flavor, easy lemon bundt cake starts with a cake mix!
This delicious lemon cake is light, fluffy, and moist. And if you are interested in another easy cake mix recipe, try my Chocolate Kahlua Bundt Cake recipe.
You will want to PIN this recipe to your Must Make Cake Board! Easy, bursting with lemon flavor, bright fresh taste AND uses Lemon Cake Mix And Lemon Jello!
Why this lemon cake recipe?
Lemon cake mix, lemon jello, and lemon glaze all impart an amazing lemon flavor! In no time, you can serve up this amazing dessert. By starting with a cake mix you have a ready-to-go flour mixture and bypass having to measure out baking powder, soda, granulated sugar, flour, salt, etc. It is a real timesaver for sure!
This lemon bundt cake is a great go-to easy cake recipe. I love how moist the cake is! Typically I always choose chocolate first but this is the best lemon bundt cake recipe!
Lemon Bundt Cake from cake mix Ingredients
- 1 Lemon Cake Mix
- 1 Small Pkg Lemon Jello
- 4 eggs
- 1/3 cup oil
- 1/3 cup water
- powdered sugar
- freshly squeezed lemon juice
Substituions And Variations
Lemon poppy seed cake can be made by adding a couple of tablespoons of poppy seeds to the batter before baking.
No bundt pan? Bake in 8″ or 9″ cake pans, prepare lemon pudding mix to put between the layers, and glaze the top layer with Lemon Glaze- Yummy!
Did you know a bundt cake can be baked in the Instant Pot? I love how moist the steam makes the cake.
How to Make a Lemon Bundt Cake
- In a medium bowl mix all ingredients well. An electric mixer works great if you have one. Pour cake batter in a 6 cup prepared bundt pan or a 9″X13″ pan.
- Bake at 350 degree oven for 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Make the simple lemon glaze for the bundt cake by combining the 2 cups of powdered sugar (confectioners sugar) and 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (about 1 to 1 1/2 lemons).
- Let baked cake cool slightly. Pour lemon glaze over the top of the cake while it is still warm. Garnish with a little lemon zest if you like.
Lemon Bundt Cake
Ingredients
- 1 Lemon Cake Mix
- 1 Small Pkg Lemon Jello
- 4 eggs
- 1/3 cup oil
- 1/3 cup water
Glaze
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients well. Place batter in a 6 cup bundt pan or a 9"X13" pan.
- Bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Make the simple glaze by combining the 2 cups of powdered sugar and 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (about 1 to 1 1/2 lemons).
- Pour lemon glaze over the baked cake while it is still hot.
Nutrition
Be sure to not overbake. Bake until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
Lemon Glaze
While the cake is still warm make a simple glaze out of powdered sugar and freshly squeezed lemon juice. Pour the lemon glaze over the baked cake. Glazing is different from frosting! The frosting is applied to a cake that has been cooled completely!
Serving and Storage
Do not overbake this cake! The cake is done when the toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool cake in pan for 10 minutes before removing.
Loosen the cake from the sides of the bundt pan with an offset spatula and turn it out onto a wire rack to cool.
Store in an airtight container.
More Cakes, cookies and breads all with a cake mix!
If you are like me, I like the ease of starting with a cake mix. Here are more cake mix recipes:
- Snickerdoodle Cookies
- Butter Pecan Cookies
- Simple Sugar Cookies
- The Best Ice Cream Sandwiches
- Pumpkin Muffins
- easy banana bread
- all the BEST
- gooey pumpkin butter cake
- butter bars (my favorite!)
- funfetti cookies
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Hello, Kim I used gelatin for a rich lemony flavor, it also adds to the moist texture.
Hello Kim in this lemon bundt cake I use lemon gelatin.
do you use jello gelatin or jello pudding??
Oh no Pam, I make this cake all the time and love it. A couple of things you didn’t also add the ingredients the cake mix box calls for. In this recipe we are only using the dry mix and then adding the other ingredients from the recipe list. I also usually never have trouble just baking it longer without it falling if it needs more time. I would think an extra 10 or so minutes would have done the trick. I am so sorry you didn’t have luck.
This cake looked so good but I’m terribly disappointed. Just baked it the 30 minutes, timer went off. I opened the oven door, my cake flopped! And, the toothpick came out still sticky. Boohoo, this was a fail for me, not to mention the cost of my ingredients.
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I’ve never made a glaze before, how do I do it??
I had the same experience. I used a Berry Crocker mix that has pudding in it. I think that might be the cause. I continued to let it cook and it ended up being like a cake donut. Still yummy!
Katy, yes spray the pan well. Baker’s Joy works really good for baking.
Do you grease the bundt pan before baking? Thx
Bonnie, typically about 10 minutes will work. Don’t wait much longer because the glaze is best poured over the warm cake.
Make sure you use jello and not pudding.
This is a great idea Merrianne!