Lemon Bundt Cake

My Mom's birthday is in July, I was planning on visiting the weekend before her 89th birthday. My Brother Tom sent me a text, "Let's Have a Birthday Dinner to Celebrate Moms birthday when you're here."  Great!  What do you want me to bring.  Tom said a Lemon Dessert.   So specific?  Why of course!  Mom loves sweets, and lemon deserts are one of her favorites.   I would normally make Mom a lemon meringue pie, but it was her birthday we needed a cake.   I had the perfect recipe. I had made in March for a church function, and it was a big hit.  We had such a wonderful dinner with family and friends. And the cake? It was a big hit!  It was a good thing I brought a few copies of my recipe. I hope that you enjoy this easy, scrumptious cake as well as some of my other favorite lemon recipes. P.S. I used Meyer Lemons which are thin skinned and not as tart!

Remember when life gives you lemons you can make more than lemonade!   life is always sweeter when you share with family and friends.

Lemon Bundt Cake

This lemon cake is bursting with refreshing and delicious flavor! It will be one of the moistest cakes you ever have the pleasure of eating. The frosting is AMAZING!
Ingredients:

1 box lemon cake mix
1 small box instant vanilla pudding (3.9 oz)
1/2 cup sour cream
3/4 cups oil
3/4 cups water
1/2 cup sugar
4 eggs
1 Tablespoons lemon zest
3 Tablespoons lemon juice

Frosting:

8 oz cream cheese, softened
2 cups powder sugar
1 Tablespoon lemon zest
1 teaspoon lemon juice

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  In a large bowl mix all ingredients together for 3 minutes on high.  Pour into a greased bundt pan.  Bake for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.  Let sit in the pan for 5 minutes, then insert onto a cooling rack.

While the cake is cooling prepare the frosting.

In a medium bowl combine cream cheese, powder sugar, lemon zest and lemon juice and beat on high until creamy.   Scoop frosting into a piping bag using a large round tip.  Or use a zip lock bag and cut a hole in the corner.  When the cake is cool pipe the frosting over the top of the cake.  Garnish with more lemon zest if desired.

I have also served with no frosting, just dust with powder sugar.