Creamy Lemon Cake

128 Reviews

Prep: 15 min
Cook: 35 min
Ready In: 50 min

“A great cool dessert on a hot day.” - by LTIGGR2

Ingredients

1 (18.25 ounce) package lemon cake mix
1 (3 ounce) package lemon flavored Jell-O® mix
1 cup boiling water
1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
1 (3 ounce) package instant lemon pudding mix
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup milk

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Original recipe yields 1 - 9x13 inch pan

Directions

Prepare and bake cake mix according to package directions for a 9x13 inch pan. Poke holes in cake while still hot with the round handle of a wooden spoon. Make gelatin with only 1 cup of boiling water. Pour liquid gelatin over cake while hot. Cool cake completely.
Beat together whipped topping, pudding mix, milk and vanilla extract. Pour mixture over cooled cake and refrigerate until ready to serve.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (12 total)

Calories
308 cal
15%

Fat
10.3 g
16%

Carbs
50.6 g
16%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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MrsTrips

Mar. 29, 2007

"I made this cake for hubby's birthday and it was terrific!! To lower the calorie count, I used a can of diet 7up when making the cake. This replaces all the other ingredients in baking the cake; no,..." See more water, oil, eggs; just the 7up and the cake mix. You use light color soda for light cakes and dark color soda for dark cakes. Everything else I did the same except I used fat free pudding and milk. This was OUTSTANDING and no one even knew I used fat free products!!! I filled 7 requests for this recipe."

ELLENELIZABETH

May. 27, 2003

"Excellent! I loved the flavor. It wasn't too sweet or too lemony...just right. I used two 8" round pans and stacked them. I put holes in the bottom layer and poured a bit of the gelitin mix, then stac..." See moreked the top layer and did the same. It turned out great and looked so pretty on the table!"

CURTISLEE

Sep. 22, 2003

"Oh man. Prepare your taste buds for a taste explosion; this recipe rocks the house. I am decidely NOT a cake fan, but after this recipe, I may change my tune. It's the perfect desert for a hot summ..." See moreer evening - light, creamy, lemony and delicious! This cake is so moist it will melt in your mouth. The lemon gelatin must be the secret; it baths the inside of the cake with the perfect lemon flavor. And that topping - sheesh -so simple, yet so good. Do it! This one is off the charts."

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