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Ma's Lemon Cake

Ma's Lemon Cake Recipe

I am posting all of my Grandmother's recipes so I never lose them. This is my absolute fave; I used to beg my Mother to make this every third Sunday. (She went all out on that day; we usually had company from services.) I hope you all enjoy it as much as I do.
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: < 60 Mins, Citrus, Dessert, Easy, Fruit, Lemon
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Calories: 595.1kcal

Ingredients

CAKE

  • 1 (18 ounce) box Duncan Hines yellow cake mix
  • 4 eggs
  • 3/4 cup Wesson Oil
  • 3/4 cup water
  • 1 teaspoon lemon flavoring
  • 1 (3 ounce) package lemon Jell-O gelatin

ICING

  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 5 tablespoons lemon juice

Instructions

  • Ignore the directions on the cake mix box.
  • Place the yellow cake mix, eggs, oil, water, lemon flavoring, and lemon gelatin in a large bowl. Stir until well mixed.
  • Transfer your batter to a well greased bundt pan.
  • Bake at 325 degrees Fahrenheit for 40 minutes.
  • Turn it upside down onto your platter.
  • While the cake is cooking whisk the powdered sugar and lemon juice for the icing; and pour it on hot.

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Nutrition

Serving: 167g | Calories: 595.1kcal | Carbohydrates: 75.6g | Protein: 6.8g | Fat: 30.3g | Saturated Fat: 4.5g | Cholesterol: 94.3mg | Sodium: 508.4mg | Fiber: 0.7g | Sugar: 52g