Lemon Glazed Cake

83 Reviews

Prep: 15 min
Cook: 40 min
Ready In: 1 hr 25 min

“A sweet, lemony, fabulous cake, especially good in the summer.” - by ANNETTER

Ingredients

1 (18.25 ounce) package lemon cake mix
1 (3 ounce) package lemon flavored Jell-O® mix
3/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup water
4 eggs
1/3 cup lemon juice
2 cups confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1 tablespoon water

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Original recipe yields 1 9x13-inch pan

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13-inch pan.
In a large bowl, stir together cake mix and gelatin mix. Make a well in the center and pour in oil, 1/2 cup water and eggs. Beat on low speed until blended. Scrape bowl, and beat 4 minutes on medium speed. Pour batter into prepared pan.
Bake in the preheated oven for 40 to 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool.
To make the Glaze: In a medium bowl, combine lemon juice and confectioners' sugar. Beat in the melted butter and 1 tablespoon water. Poke holes in the top of the cake and pour glaze over.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (12 total)

Calories
451 cal
23%

Fat
22.3 g
34%

Carbs
59.1 g
19%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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NJacko

May. 7, 2006

"I made this cake with instant lemon pudding instead of the gelatin and it turned out wonderfully! I poked holes every 1" -2" and let the watery glaze run in so the cake has glaze in it when cut it. De..." See morelicious!! Everyone ate it up at my father's 80th birthday party!"

naples34102

Apr. 19, 2012

"This exceeded my expectations for a cake mix. No artificial cake mix flavor! I made the cake, just as written, in a Bundt pan. I left out the water in the glaze, which I brushed on with a pastry brus..." See moreh. This is moist, lemony and delicious. My only criticism is the bright yellow color, which advertises "artificial.""

StacieJayne

Dec. 19, 2003

"I have been searching for this recipe for quite some time, now. VERY similar to one of my aunt's recipes. DELICIOUS!! Only changes I would make is that my cake took only 35 minutes to bake, and d..." See moreon't add the tablespoon of water to the glaze unless absolutely necessary. My glaze was very runny, and pooled around the edges and ran down the sides of the cake, too. Although the outer pieces that got the extra glaze were very tasty, too! :o)"

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