Best Grandmas Lemon Jello Cake Recipes

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LEMON POKE CAKE



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PERFECT Lemon Poke Cake. Original recipe! Moist, easy, and bursting with lemon flavor, this old fashioned lemon jello cake will melt in your mouth!

Provided by Erin Clarke / Well Plated

Categories     Dessert

Time 45m

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 (3-ounce) package lemon gelatin
1 cup boiling water
1/2 cup canola oil
1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
4 large eggs
1 (15.25-ounce) package yellow cake mix (Grandma says Duncan Hines)
2 cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (from about 2 medium lemons)
Fresh berries
Whipped cream

Steps:

  • Place a rack in the center of your oven and preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Coat a 9x13-inch pan with nonstick spray.
  • Dissolve the gelatin in the boiling water. (I measured the water into a large measuring cup, then stirred the gelatin right in. You could also do this in a heatproof bowl.) Let cool to room temperature.
  • In a medium mixing bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together the oil, applesauce, and eggs until combined. Beat in the cooled gelatin. Reduce the speed to low, then slowly add in the cake mix, stopping as soon as the dry ingredients disappear.
  • Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until the top springs back lightly when touched and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean with just a few moist crumbs clinging to it.
  • While the cake bakes, in a medium bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar and lemon juice until smooth.
  • While the cake is still warm, use the tines of a fork to poke holes all over the top. Pour the glaze slowly and evenly over the top, allowing it to drip down into the holes. Let cool to room temperature. Enjoy warm or hot with plenty of fresh berries and whipped cream.

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 slice of 20, Calories 201 kcal, Carbohydrate 32 g, Protein 2 g, Fat 8 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Cholesterol 37 mg, Sugar 13 g

GRANDMOTHER'S LEMON JELLO CAKE



Grandmother's Lemon Jello Cake image

Pucker power from my grandmother. I remember asking an old lady once, when I was a young, what her favorite modern upgrade was. Her, comment was "running water."

Provided by Bonnie Beck @sailboat

Categories     Cakes

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 package(s) lemon jello
1 1/2 cup(s) boiling water, plus sugar
2 - lemons juiced
- grated rind of whole from the 2 lemon
1 can(s) evaporated milk (chilled)
1 pound(s) crushed coconut cookies or vanilla cookies
1/2 cup(s) sugar

Steps:

  • Butter a 12 inch Pyrex dish. In food processor, crumb the cookies. I know my grandmother didn't have a food processor and she used rolled pin to the cookies in a brown paper bag to make the crumbs, but we have modernized the kitchen a tad.
  • Dissolve the lemon jello with the boiling water, sugar and the lemon juice and grated rind. Chill till a litte congealed. Beat it once it has congealed Beat the canned milk till thick and then add to beaten jello. Beat
  • Pad 2/3 cup of crumbs to the butter pyrex dish, bottom and sides. Pour the jello and milk mixture on top of the crumbs, Add the rest of the crumbs to the top and refrigerate until well set. You could use Lime Jello, Lime juice with grated lime too. Or you can make it any flavor of Jello.

LEMON JELLO CAKE



Lemon Jello Cake image

Make and share this Lemon Jello Cake recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Duane and Ginger Va

Categories     Gelatin

Time 45m

Yield 12-16 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 (18 1/2 ounce) package yellow cake mix
1 (3 ounce) package lemon Jell-O gelatin (4 serving size package)
4 eggs
3/4 cup water
3/4 cup vegetable oil
2 cups sifted powdered sugar
2 lemons, juice and zest of
2 tablespoons melted butter

Steps:

  • Mix cake ingredients together for 4 minutes.
  • Bake in metal non stick 9x13 inch pan @350 for 40 minutes.
  • or,if using a glass baking dish bake @325 for 45 minutes.
  • Poke holes all over the cake while hot.
  • Mix together icing: powdered sugar and lemons (grated rind and juices).
  • Pour this over the cake immediately, while it is still hot from the oven.
  • Serve warm or cold.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 456.9, Fat 22.2, SaturatedFat 4.3, Cholesterol 68, Sodium 362.1, Carbohydrate 61.2, Fiber 0.5, Sugar 44.9, Protein 4.6

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