LEMON BUNDT CAKE WITH LEMON CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

By Sube

Ingredients

• Cake
• 1 standard size package lemon cake mix
• 1 cup sour cream (regular/full fat works best)
• 1 package lemon pudding mix (just the dry mix!)
• 1 cup oil
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 cup warm water
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest
• 1 tsp pure lemon extract
• Frosting
• 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, softened
• 2 teaspoons pure lemon extract
• 3 1/2 - 4 cups confectioners’ sugar
• 1-3 tbsp milk
• 1-3 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest

Preparation

Step 1

1. HEAT oven to 350°F. Coat 12-cup bundt pan or 10-inch fluted tube pan with no-stick cooking spray. Dust with flour.

2. BEAT cake mix, pudding mix, sour cream, oil, eggs, water, lemon zest and lemon extract in large bowl with electric mixer on low until well combined. Spoon into prepared bundt pan.

3. BAKE 50-55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 15 minutes. Remove from pan to wire rack to cool completely.

FROSTING
Beat cream cheese, softened butter and lemon extract in a bowl until light and fluffy. Mix until well combined. Add in your confectioners sugar, one cup at a time, mixing well after each addition.

Add in 1 tablespoon milk and 1 tablespoon lemon juice, and mix until very well combined. If you desire a thinner frosting, add 1-2 additional tablespoons of lemon juice, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Once desired consistency is reached, fold in the zest of one lemon.

Once cake has cooled completely, apply frosting to cake. As this is a bundt cake, it does not have to be perfectly frosted. Garnish with remaining lemon zest.

Store in refrigerator.