Bundt Cakes Lemon Cake Copycat

Contributed By: Suzy Barnes

Ingredients:

1 lemon cake mix
1 3.4 oz lemon pudding mix dry, instant pudding
1 cup sour cream
4 large eggs
1/2 cup oil
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup water
1 1/2 cups white chocolate chips optional

Frosting

2 8- oz packages cream cheese softened
1/2 cup butter softened
2 tsp vanilla extract
3-4 cups powdered sugar
raspberries for garnish (optional)
mint leaves for garnish (optional)

Method:

1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2.Using an electric mixer, beat the cake mix, pudding, sour cream, eggs, oil, lemon juice, and water for 2 minutes. If using white chocolate chips, chop the chips into smaller pieces and add to the cake batter.

3.Pour cake batter into a greased Bundt cake pan (nonstick cooking spray works best).

4.Bake for 45-50 minutes.

5.Let cool for 20 minutes.

6.Remove the cake from the bundt pan and place it on a serving plate or cake stand. See post above for details on how to easily do this.

7.Wrap the cake well with plastic wrap and let it sit in the refrigerator overnight before frosting and serving.

Frosting

1.In a medium bowl or mixer, combine the cream cheese and butter until smooth and creamy.

2.Mix in the vanilla, then gradually add the powdered sugar. Start with 2 cups and then keep adding until the frosting is nice and thick.

3.Frost the bundt cake and garnish with raspberries and mint leaves.

4.Keep refrigerated.

Helpful Hints:

Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 45 mins
Total Time: 55 mins
This Nothing Bundt Cakes Lemon Cake Copycat recipe tastes just like the original! A sweet, tart cake with an AMAZING cream cheese frosting.

Nothing Bundt Cakes are a dense, rich, moist cake with a thick cream cheese frosting. Sometimes I frost this cake like the store as seen here on our Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cake. This looks pretty, but I always feel like someone gets short changed if they don’t get the big blob of frosting on their slice. To prevent this, I sometimes frost the whole cake as pictured above. There is always plenty of frosting and I pile the extra in the middle so there is added frosting on each piece when I slice it.

Because of the richness of Nothing Bundt Cake’s Lemon Cake, one bundt cake can easily serve 15-20 people. It saves in the refrigerator for several days if you have leftovers. The cake can also be frozen and then thawed in the refrigerator before it is frosted. Make sure it is wrapped in plastic wrap and then in foil before freezing to maintain the moisture and texture of the cake.
Servings: 12

Note:
Sometimes it can be a bit of a trick to remove the cake from the bundt pan after it is baked. To remove the cake easily from the pan after it has cooled, run a knife around the outer and inner edges of the cake (between the cake and the pan). Place the plate or stand you will be using to hold the cake upside down on top of the bundt pan. Gently hold the bundt pan and plate together as you flip them both right side up. The cake may pop out of the pan as you are flipping, but if it does not leave the cake pan upside down on top of the plate. Gently tap around the top of the pan with the handle end of a butter knife. This will loosen the cake from the sides and it should easily come out onto the plate. If not, flip the platter and bundt pan over again and start over by running the knife around the edges of the pan


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