Lemon Pound Cake

a slice of lemon bundt cake on a spatula with lemon zest on top

4.39 from 75 votes

Make a Lemon Pound Cake with cake mix for the ultimate in lemon desserts. A box of Jello gives tangy lemon flavor and makes the perfect cake texture.

Prep Time15

Cook Time35

Total Time50

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: cake mix recipe, easy cake recipe, lemon dessert

Servings: servings

Calories: 375kcal

Author: Julie Clark

Ingredients

For the cake:

1 small box lemon Jell-O gelatin 3 ounces
1 cup boiling water
1 box Pillsbury traditional white cake mix no pudding the mix
4 large eggs
1 teaspoon lemon extract
3/4 cup canola oil or vegetable oil

For the glaze:

4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 cup powdered sugar

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350º Fahrenheit. Grease with shortening, then flour a 10 cup bundt pan.
In a small bowl, combine the Jell-O with the boiling water and allow it to cool slightly. 1 small box lemon Jell-O gelatin, 1 cup boiling water
In the bowl of a stand mixer (or with an electric mixer and a large bowl), combine cake mix with eggs, adding the eggs one at a time. Add the cooled Jell-O, lemon extract and oil. Mix two minutes on medium speed. 1 box Pillsbury traditional white cake mix, 4 large eggs, 1 teaspoon lemon extract, 3/4 cup canola oil
Pour the cake batter into the prepared pan and bake for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs.
Allow the cake to cool in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes, then turn it out onto a cake plate or cooling rack to cool completely.
In a small bowl, mix the lemon juice and powdered sugar. Slowly drizzle the glaze over the top of the cake. The cake can still be slightly warm when you do this. 4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, 1 cup powdered sugar-
Once the has cooled completely, store in an airtight container at room temperature.

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Notes

If you use a fresh lemon for the lemon juice, add in the lemon zest as well.
I highly recommend it since it adds such a fresh lemon flavor.
You can bake this in a loaf pan for a lemon loaf cake if you prefer, but one recipe would make 2 loaves.
You could also use a lemon cake mix or yellow cake mix.
Refer to the article above for more tips and tricks.
The calories shown are based on the cake being cut into 12 pieces, with 1 serving being 1 slice of cake. Since different brands of ingredients have different nutritional information, the calories shown are just an estimate. **We are not dietitians and recommend you seek a nutritionist for exact nutritional information. **

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