Lemon Bundt Cake

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1 Lemon Bundt Cake – The Easy Way
2 Lemon Bundt Cake
2.1 Ingredients
2.2 Instructions
2.3 Notes
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Lemon Bundt Cake – The Easy Way

Lemon Bundt Cake

Here’s the easy way to make a Lemon Bundt Cake from box cake mix that everyone will thinks is from scratch.  This secret can not only be used with this cake, but any cake you make.  I often get complimented on my “box” cakes because of these 2 things.  One, I always add a box of Jello instant pudding. Even if the box mix claims to have pudding in it, still add it.

Lemon Bundt Cake

Depending on the cake flavor depends on the pudding mix I use.  However, you can always fall back on vanilla flavored pudding if you don’t have any others. 

The second thing is beat/mix 3-4 minutes rather than the 2 minutes the boxes tell you.  The longer the better.

I promise you that it won’t taste like the regular box cake you are use to making.  And it doesn’t take tons of extra work at all.  Easy, just like we like it. Am I right?

Before we get on with the Lemon Bundt Cake recipe, I figured I would show you how I jacked the cake up when flipping it out of the pan. But as you can see below, it fell out in one piece and I was able to just set it back on and then ice it.

Lemon Bundt Cake

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Lemon Bundt Cake

Cake Box recipe with optional added icing. You can use my icing recipe (listed in the recipe notes section below), or make your own icing or glaze. So easy, everyone will think you made this from scratch.
Course Dessert
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Servings 10 or so slices
Calories

Ingredients

  • 1 Box Lemon Cake Mix with required ingredients
  • 1 Box Lemon Instant Pudding Mix

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350○. Spray pan with cooking spray.
  • MIx the cake mix, with the required ingredients and the pudding mix.
    Lemon Bundt Cake
  • Pour batter into your bundt pan.
    Lemon Bundt Cake
  • Cook the required time listed on the box, give or take, depending on your oven.
  • Let cool for at least an hour, then flip out of pan onto desired dish. Can you tell I messed it up? Good thing it was all in one piece, it fit back nicely.

Notes

To make the icing shown:
Ingredients:
1/3 cup – Butter, softened
2 cups – Powder Sugar
4-5 TBSP – Milk
1 TSP – Lemon Extract
Mix all the ingredients until thoroughly mix and texture is smooth.  Add more milk if not thin enough for you.  Trade out the lemon extract for vanilla, if desired.
Lemon Bundt Cake
 
Lemon Bundt Cake
 
Lemon Bundt Cake
ITEMS/INGREDIENTS USED IN RECIPE – If you are interested in any of the items I may have used (or are similar to the items I used) in making this recipe, I have listed all or some of them above within the post. NOTE: These links are affiliate links of which I receive a small commission from the sale of certain item. This does not affect your price, it remains the same.

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  3. Bobbi
    June 30, 2014 at 4:14 pm  ·  Reply

    Bring it on!! Thanks for stopping by and pinning my food 🙂

    Have a great day…see you later!

  4. Carrie
    June 29, 2014 at 9:44 am  ·  Reply

    This looks amazing. Any lemon dessert is a huge hit in this house. Pinning and stumbling this! 🙂

    Thanks for linking up at Wordy Wednesday!
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  5. Erlene
    June 28, 2014 at 8:27 pm  ·  Reply

    Can I just say that I LOVE super simple and quick recipes like this. Pinned.
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  6. Shanice
    June 26, 2014 at 4:07 pm  ·  Reply

    Thank you for sharing this post at City of Creative Dream’s City of Links on Friday! I appreciate you taking the time to party with me. Hope to see you again this week 🙂
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  7. Kristina & Millie
    June 25, 2014 at 8:19 pm  ·  Reply

    looks super delish! Hubby’s fav, of course, is lemon anything. I had tried cake mixes with the pudding in there but wasn’t incredibly impressed. I bet adding a pudding would make it soooo much more yummy! Thanks for sharing with us, Millie
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  8. Tiffany
    June 25, 2014 at 3:27 pm  ·  Reply

    What a clever idea!! This looks like the perfect dessert for a summer party 🙂
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  9. Nicki Lewis
    June 25, 2014 at 11:02 am  ·  Reply

    This looks so yummy. Thanks for sharing with Hump Day Happenings
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  10. Angela
    June 25, 2014 at 7:34 am  ·  Reply

    Congrats on being featured on The Wednesday Roundup Link Party! Your post is pinned to our link party pinterest board! Come link up again this week!
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  15. Amy | The Happy Scraps
    June 23, 2014 at 11:04 am  ·  Reply

    Yummy! This looks so delicious!! Thank you for sharing at The Creative Exchange.
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  17. Melissa Spriggs
    June 22, 2014 at 9:54 pm  ·  Reply

    Oh my goodness!!! This sounds so yummy and so easy. Definitely on my baking list this summer!
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  18. Kat@Home. Made. interest
    June 22, 2014 at 8:13 pm  ·  Reply

    I love lemon desserts and this one looks simple and delicious! Thanks for sharing 🙂
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  19. Glenna @ My Paper Craze
    June 22, 2014 at 7:17 pm  ·  Reply

    Wow! I can’t wait to try this. It looks delicious and so easy. That’s my kind of baking. I’m glad you mentioned your link party, I’m always looking for new ones. Thanks for linking up with Creative Spark.
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    • Bobbi
      June 22, 2014 at 8:01 pm  ·  Reply

      Thanks Glenna! Appreciate you stopping by and checking it out! Hope to see you at the next party…go lives Monday evening 🙂

      Have a great day!

  20. Bobbi
    June 22, 2014 at 5:27 pm  ·  Reply

    Thanks Dee!!! When you try it, pop back by and let me know what you thought of the difference!! Appreciate you stopping by!!

    Have a great day!

  21. Amy
    June 22, 2014 at 2:03 pm  ·  Reply

    Mmmmm…. this looks delicious! I shall add it to my ‘must make’ list.
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    • Bobbi
      June 22, 2014 at 5:28 pm  ·  Reply

      Hi Amy! Nice to have you here. I hope you get the chance to try it…if so, stop back by and let me know what you thought!
      Thanks for stopping by and checking it out!

      Have a great day!

  22. Lauren
    June 22, 2014 at 11:53 am  ·  Reply

    My mouth is watering! I love anything lemon and this is simple yet looks so elegant! I think I’m going to try this and add some lavender and make a lavender icing.
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  23. Julie@Sweet and Spicy Monkey
    June 21, 2014 at 8:20 pm  ·  Reply

    I love lemon cake and this looks deliciously moist!! I will have to try that quick “homemade” recipe. Love the save, you can’t even tell it came apart. Thanks for sharing 🙂
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  24. Kelley @Miss Information Blog
    June 21, 2014 at 7:03 am  ·  Reply

    I love lemon cake, Thanks for sharing at Cook it Craft it Share it! Have a great weekend!

  25. Antionette Blake
    June 20, 2014 at 11:28 pm  ·  Reply

    Great recipe, my husband has been baking cakes with pudding for years and it’s fantastic. Thanks for sharing at the #WWDParty – Happy Summer Solstice 2014!
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    • Bobbi
      June 21, 2014 at 6:55 am  ·  Reply

      Pudding makes it taste better and and the texture…OMG…am I right? Thanks for stopping by and checking it out!

      Have a great weekend!

  26. Michelle @ A Dish of Daily Life
    June 20, 2014 at 8:31 pm  ·  Reply

    Yum! I want to try this. I haven’t made a bundt cake in forever! Looking forward to giving it a try! If you have a moment, I would love for you to come over and link it up with us at Foodie Fridays!
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  27. Bobbi
    June 20, 2014 at 2:07 pm  ·  Reply

    Hi 🙂 Thanks so much and thanks for stopping by and checking it out!!!

    Have a great day!

  28. aimee fauci
    June 20, 2014 at 9:24 am  ·  Reply

    Oh yes, I can do this!!! I have only made one bundt cake so I will most likely make this one.. looks super easy!!! Linking up from That’s Fresh Friday Link Up

    • Bobbi
      June 20, 2014 at 2:10 pm  ·  Reply

      Hi Aimee…yes, this is definitely easy and doesn’t take long at all to make.

      Thanks for stopping by and checking it out!!

      Have a great day!

  29. XmasDolly
    June 20, 2014 at 3:01 am  ·  Reply

    Hello, I have a swap a recipe meme today and I would love if you shared yours with my readers. Do stop by if you get a minute. Have a great weekend. Already following you! 🙂
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    • Bobbi
      June 20, 2014 at 2:09 pm  ·  Reply

      I will try to come by, by the end of the day.. Friday’s are bad for me. Might make it sooner. 🙂

      Thanks so much for stopping by!!

  30. Bobbi
    June 19, 2014 at 8:42 pm  ·  Reply

    Thanks Heidy…appreciate you stopping by and checking it out.

    Have a great day.

  31. Bobbi
    June 19, 2014 at 7:36 pm  ·  Reply

    Then you’ll like this cake Yona 🙂 Hope you get a chance to try it! Thanks for stopping by and checking it out!

    Have a great day!

  32. Cheri
    June 19, 2014 at 11:11 am  ·  Reply

    I just printed the recipe. My husband loves this kind of cake, but only if it is store bought…he doesn’t think I am a very good cook, but….I do things like this…bake it and then say I bought it for him at the store today..he eats and loves it! Never heard of putting pudding in a cake mix!

    • Bobbi
      June 19, 2014 at 3:02 pm  ·  Reply

      Hi Cheri! Aww…I bet you can cook great! But, how do you have him thinking it’s from the store? They normally come in those plastic containers? Do you have some hidden..LOL.

      If you make this, come back and let me know what he thought. My hubs says it’s better than the store bought ones (he likes them too).

      Thanks for stopping by and checking it out!!
      Have a great day!

  33. Lori Hart
    June 19, 2014 at 10:09 am  ·  Reply

    Wow does this look amazing! I love anything lemon too! I found you over at the Living Well, Spending Less link party. I host Tickle My Tastebuds Tuesday and would love it if you linked up this recipe. I’m sure our party goers would love it as much as I do. Here is the link http://bit.ly/1lNY6hK. Have a wonderful day!!
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    • Bobbi
      June 19, 2014 at 3:00 pm  ·  Reply

      Hi Lori!! Thanks!! Appreciate you stopping by and checking it out!! I will pop on over to your place here in a few. Thanks for the invite!

      Have a great day!

  34. Angela
    June 18, 2014 at 8:15 pm  ·  Reply

    Thanks so much for linking up at The Wednesday Roundup Link Party! What an easy fantastic recipe! pinned!

  35. Karren Haller
    June 18, 2014 at 6:55 pm  ·  Reply

    This looks really good, and an easy to do recipe!! I have not made a bundt cake forever.I wanted to thank you for stopping by Oh My Heartsie to participate in our WW this week. Hope you enjoy your week!!
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  36. Jenna @ A Savory Feast
    June 18, 2014 at 12:08 pm  ·  Reply

    For some reason I have been craving lemon bundt cake! This sounds really good. Thanks for sharing on Hump Day Happenings.
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  37. Julie V.
    June 18, 2014 at 11:55 am  ·  Reply

    This looks wonderful. I especially like how you patched up the cake and showed us. It looks wonderful and lemon is so great for summer.
    I found you on Carrie Elle.
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    • Bobbi
      June 18, 2014 at 2:58 pm  ·  Reply

      Yeah well…leave it to me to mess things up. Oh well…that’s the fun of it, right? Thanks for stopping by and checking it out!

      Have a great day!

  38. Cheryl
    June 18, 2014 at 9:17 am  ·  Reply

    I love an easy recipe for a delicious treat! Thanks for bringing it to The Yuck Stops Here link party this week! I look forward to seeing you again next week! HUGS
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  39. Bobbi
    June 18, 2014 at 6:33 am  ·  Reply

    Hi Janelle. Thanks for stopping by!! My hubs actually prefers bundt cakes over regular cakes, cuz he’s not hot on all the frosting. Usually with a bundt, you just drizzle the icing over it. More cake, less icing. Hope you love your next cake 😉

    Have a great day!

  40. Linda
    June 17, 2014 at 8:43 pm  ·  Reply

    I have done the very same thing with a Bundt cake once. I was taking mine to church and slathered it with a thick lemon icing. It was the best cake at the dinner and requested many times! Pinned your and will make,it soon. Found you at the Yuck Stops Here.

    Linda
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  41. Winniew
    June 16, 2014 at 5:31 pm  ·  Reply

    It looks sooooooooooooooo GOOD !!
    My family really loves lemon cakes, but I make it from scratch (it’s not common here to use cake-mix)
    I could really use a big slice of your cake right now 🙂
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    • Bobbi
      June 16, 2014 at 6:24 pm  ·  Reply

      Hi Winnie!! I’m honored you would want a piece of this. Considering this it coming from you…master sweet maker 🙂

      Thanks for stopping by!! Have a great day!

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