Party Panache, Sugared Lemon Donut Cake

the Painted Apron

6 years ago

It seems like donuts are all the rage these days

Donut Shop pillow

Donut pillows, donut themed parties, crocheted donuts,

Donut everything!

Powdered Sugar Snowmen Treats

Donut cakes all over Pinterest have been tempting me

I just had to make one!

I recently learned THE GREATEST TIP!

Coat the inside of your cake pan with sugar!

Have you heard this before?

Have I been completely out of touch??

Either way, it’s new to me, and omg

It’s a life changer!

Not only does the baked cake slide right out of the pan,

the sugar bakes into the batter giving it the ever so slight crunch

and just an extra hint of sweetness that leaves you thinking

“Wow this tastes good!”

For the cake itself I used a French Vanilla Cake Mix, Jello instant lemon pudding, 4 eggs, a stick of butter, 2% milk, fresh lemon juice and a dash of Cream Cheese Emulsion {totally optional}

🍋 Don’t forget to zest your lemon before you squeeze it 🍋

Stir the zest into the prepared batter and put it in the prepared pan

Let cake cool completely before icing with this easy cream cheese icing

or you can use a lighter lemon glaze*

*recipe included below

Cream cheese icing takes any cake over the top, and for vibrant colors, use gel food coloring for best results

I made the icing just thick enough to be able to simply pour it on, and have it flow a little down the sides

Add sprinkles!

Before you know it you have a Donut Shoppe!

Sugared Lemon Donut Cake

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword bundt cake, donut cake, lemon cake, lemon cake mix cake, Sugared Lemon Cake, Vanilla cake

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 40

Icing 10

Servings 10

Equipment

Bundt pan

Ingredients

Cake

Cooking spray
1/4 white granulated sugar
1 box Vanilla Cake Mix
1 box lemon Jello pudding and pie filling
4 eggs room temperature {place in a bowl of hot water to warm them}
1 stick unsalted butter melted
1/2 T vanilla or cream cheese emulsion
1/4 cup lemon juice approx 1 lemon
3/4 cup milk
Zest from 1 lemon

Cream Cheese Icing

8 oz cream cheese softened
2 cups powdered sugar
1/4 cup butter softened
1 tsp vanilla
2 T milk

Lemon Glaze

1/4 cup powdered sugar
1 T fresh lemon juice

Instructions

Cake

Spray pan with cooking spray. Put sugar in pan and shake and turn pan to cover the entire interior of the pan uniformly. Do this over the sink just in case some spills.
Combine cake mix with Jello, milk, butter, lemon juice, and vanilla or cream cheese emulsion.
Add eggs, 1 at a time. Beat 2 minutes, scraping bowl sides down. Fold in lemon zest.
Pour batter into prepared pan and bake according to package directions, checking often towards the end of cooking time. Do not over bake.
Cool completely before icing with Cream Cheese Icing or Lemon Glaze

Cream Cheese Icing

Beat cream cheese with butter, then add sugar, vanilla and milk. Combine well.
Adjust consistency by adding more milk if desired. If icing is too thin add more sugar. Spoon over cake top, letting it ooze down sides just a little. Add sprinkles if desired.

Lemon Glaze

Mix together to form glaze. Add more liquid or more sugar to achieve desired consistency. Pour slowly all over cake
Lemon glazed cake can be stored at room temperature