This cake doesn’t look like anything special. But if you like lemon, you will love it.
It’s one of my very favorite desserts. My mom has made it for years and I can’t believe I haven’t shared the recipe with you yet.
It starts with a lemon cake mix. Add a package of lemon pudding mix. And after it’s baked, drench it with lemonade.
The result is moist, sticky, lemon-packed scrumptiousness!
Here’s what you’ll need:
Lemonade Cake – One of My Favorite Cakes Ever
Ingredients
- Lemon cake mix
- Lemon pudding mix 3 oz box
- 1 stick butter melted
- 3 eggs
- 1 1/3 cups milk
- 6 oz frozen lemonade thawed
- 1 cup powdered sugar sifted
Instructions
- In a mixer bowl, blend cake mix, pudding mix, butter, eggs and milk till well blended.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean.
- Stir thawed lemonade and powdered sugar together until smooth.
- Pour over the baked cake, before removing the cake from the pan and while the cake is still hot. Gently pull cake from edges of the pan so that the lemonade can run down between the cake and pan.
- Allow cake to cool in the pan for an hour before turning out onto a plate.
- Cool completely before serving.
Notes
If you can't find a 6 oz can of frozen lemonade, use half of a 12 oz can.
That looks so good Tiffany!
Yummy!
Looks so good! Any idea as to what I could use other than a bundt cake pan (I don’t have one). Thank you.
Jenny, I think this would work in a 9×13 pan.
Jenny, any cake you can make in a bundt pan you can also make in an angel food pan or a 13 by 9 cake pan. The times will be on the box.
Tiffany, please let us know what KIND of pudding mix you are talking about in this recipe. I am dying to make it but I don’t know if I should use a box of INSTANT pudding mix or Cook’n Serve pudding mix. HELP! Cake looks sooooo delicious! Please HURRY with an answer! Thanks!
Addie, it’s instant pudding mix.
looks very tasty! pinning 🙂
I’ve seen several dessert recipes recently calling for lemonade, it sounds delicious! I love lemon!
I have to try this… my favorite bundt cake is the same one… but I never thought of “icing” it with lemonade… I think I need to try this tomorrow LOL
Made it today – delicious!!
Kristal, I’m so glad you liked it!
Making an orange mix with vanilla pudding for Christmas. This is the most versatile recipe!
That orange/vanilla combo sound great! Merry Christmas!
Do I make the frozen lemonade according to can directions and then use 6oz of lemonade/water and the cup of confectioner’s sugar? Or, do I mix 6oz of lemonade concentrate with the confectioner’s sugar?
Just the concentrate and powdered sugar.
Made this for Easter, such a hit. The moistest cake I’ve ever had. I added the juice of a fresh lemon to the batter and the glaze (we like tart) Then I lost the recipe and was devasted. Finally found it today and I’m making it again. Love. This. Cake.
I’m glad it was a hit! Great idea to add the extra lemon.
Tried this at Easter, it has quickly become our families favorite!! Never thought I’d find something better than chocolate cake.
I have had this cake every year for my birthday for the past 15 years 🙂 One suggestion (and how our recipe calls for it) is to pull out the cake halfway through baking. Poke holes with a toothpick all over the top and pour half the lemonade mixture over the cake. Bake the remaining half time and then pour the other half of the mixture over the fully baked cake. This method creates an AMAZING gooey golden “crust” along the bottom of the pieces 🙂
I’ll have to try that. Thanks!
Added freshly sugared blueberries
and edible flowers. Everything stuck where I put them because of Lemon aide! As deliscious as it was beautiful.
Had to make one to try.
Making one to be auctioned off at our
once a year blow out!!! A not for profit Club. Camping is a priveledge for the members. This year we have the Screamin’ Daisys’ playing on outdoor stage. I love donating the cakes! This one of yours is an absolute winner!! Ty
That sounds amazing! And what a great idea to use it for a fund-raiser!
Thanks for sharing this recipe, Tiffany! This cake looks right up my alley — light, refreshing, and super easy to make. 🙂 I’ll be the lemon pudding makes it so moist, too. I can’t wait to try it!
I’m interested to try this and want to use my Bundt pan but I’m not really clear on how to do the icing if I’m using the Bundt pan. Should I take the cake out and flip it so the glaze is on the top?
yes, that’s right. The glaze will be on the top, rounded part of the cake.
For the lovers of lemonade, like I am, this is a recipe that I thoroughly enjoy making. Zesty and packed with great taste, I cant wait to make it again. And, the best part was the instructions are so simple, everything felt so smooth.