Warm Winter Lemon Cake

By TrayH

Gently falling snow, good. Unrelenting icy rain, not so much. Tame winter with a forkful of lemony sunshine in a warm, moist pudding cake with a citrus tang.

Ingredients

• 1 pkg. (2-layer size) yellow cake mix (lemon flavored cake is excellent too)
• 2 pkg. (3.4 oz. each) JELL-O Lemon Flavor Instant Pudding
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 2 cups cold milk
• 1-1/4 cups water
• 2 Tbsp. powdered sugar

Details

Adapted from kraftrecipes.com

Preparation

Step 1

* HEAT oven to 350ºF.

* PREPARE cake batter as directed on package.

* Pour into 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray.

* BEAT dry pudding mixes, granulated sugar, milk and water with whisk 2 min.; pour over batter in dish.

* Place baking dish on baking sheet. (Baking sheet will catch any sauce that might bubble over sides of dish as dessert bakes.)

* BAKE 55 min. to 1 hour or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

* Cool 20 min. (Sauce will thicken slightly as it cools.)

* Sprinkle with powdered sugar.

* Serve warm. Refrigerate leftovers.

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** Special Extra

For stronger lemon flavor, add the zest and juice from 1 lemon to pudding mixture before pouring over batter in baking dish.

** Special Extra

Serve topped with fresh raspberries.