Easy Lemon Bundt Cake (With Cake Mix)
The best classic easy homemade lemon bundt cake recipe with yellow cake mix, other simple ingredients and without pudding mix. Packed with cream cheese and fresh lemon. Soft and moist with a tangy lemon glaze.
Servings: 10 Slices
Calories: 347kcal
Ingredients
Cake
- 3 Eggs Large, Room temperature
- ½ cup Cream cheese Full fat, 4 oz, Room temperature
- 1 box Yellow cake mix 15.25 oz. box
- 1 cup Whole milk Room temperature
- 2 tablespoon Lemon zest
- ¼ cup Lemon juice
- 1.5 teaspoon Lemon extract
Lemon Glaze
- 1.5 cups Powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoon Lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon Butter Melted
- ½ teaspoon Lemon extract
- 1.5 teaspoon Lemon zest
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, add eggs, cream cheese and mix for 1 minute on medium speed. You will most likely have a lumpy mixture.
- Add cake mix, milk, lemon zest, lemon juice, lemon extract and mix until just combined.
- Pour batter in a greased and floured bundt pan. Use a 10-12 cup bundt or tube pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 50-55 minutes or until an inserted toothpick in the center comes out clean.
- Allow the cake to cool down for 15 minutes. Then, flip it onto a cooling rack gently and remove the pan.
- Allow it to cool down completely.
- While it's cooling, prepare the glaze by mixing together powdered sugar, lemon juice, melted butter, lemon extract, zest until thick, smooth and creamy.
- Drizzle glaze over the cooled cake. Enjoy!
Notes
- Grease bundt pan very well and generously so that the cake doesn't stick to the pan.
- Use fresh lemon juice instead of the bottled juice because it tastes so much better and fresher.
- For an orange flavor profile, use orange zest, orange extract and orange juice.
- Don't glaze a warm cake. It needs to cool fully or else you will end up with a sticky mess.
- Use room temperature ingredients because they blend together smoothly and evenly.
Use full fat ingredients for maximum richness. - Read additional tips and variations above.
- Leftovers can be stored in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Nutrition
Calories: 347kcal | Carbohydrates: 63g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 67mg | Sodium: 450mg | Potassium: 109mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 42g | Vitamin A: 300IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 160mg | Iron: 1mg