When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Dessert!
LUSCIOUS LEMON CAKE (Cake Mix Doctored Up)
Ingredients
- 1 box (15.25 oz.) white cake mix, sifted (Any mix without pudding in the mix)
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 box (4Tablespoons, instant lemon pudding)
- 3 large eggs
- 1 1/3 cups water
- 1 cup full fat sour cream
- 1 Tablespoon lemon extract
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- zest of one lemon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour three 8x2 inch round cake pans.
- In a large bowl add the dry ingredients and whisk at least 30 seconds to blend.
- Add the remaining ingredients to the bowl and mix on medium speed for 1 minute. Scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl and mix for 1 more minute.
- Pour into prepared pans and bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes. Check at 25 minutes, if a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean it is done.
- Cool in the pans 5 to 10 minutes then turn out.
- Once cakes are cool, assemble spreading canned lemon pie filling or lemon curd in between the first two layers.
- Use your favorite buttercream or lemon icing to icing the cake
- I used two cans of store bought icing and added 2 tsp. of lemon extract and a couple of tablespoons of powdered sugar to obtain the consistency to spread on cake.
Doctoring up a white cake mix makes this cake come together easily and is oh so yummy and fresh tasting.
