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Sugared Lemon Donut Cake

Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Icing 10 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
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

Notes

Store cake covered in refrigerator.  Cake will stay fresh for a week.
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