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MAMA'S HOT LEMON POKE CAKE RECIPE - (4.9/5)



Mama's Hot Lemon Poke Cake Recipe - (4.9/5) image

Provided by á-45241

Number Of Ingredients 15

LEMON CAKE:
Non-stick baking spray with flour in it
1 box butter cake mix (Duncan Hines brand recommended for best results)
1 cup sour cream
1/4 cup milk, preferably whole
1/4 cup white sugar
1/2 cup vegetable or canola oil
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon lemon extract (may substitute 2 teaspoons lemon zest)
Zest and juice of 1 lemon (NOT Meyer)
LEMON GLAZE:
3 tablespoons butter, melted
1/3 cup fresh lemon juice (usually 2 lemons)
3 cups confectioners sugar

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 325F degrees. Spray your bundt cake pan or 9x13 pan liberally with non-stick baking spray that contains flour. (Regular non-stick cooking spray will not work.) Set aside. Pour the dry cake mix into the bowl of your standard or hand held mixer. Add all of the other Cake ingredients except the lemon juice and zest and mix on high for 2 minutes. Stir in the lemon zest and juice of 1 lemon until well blended. Pour batter into cake pan and bake 45-60 minutes (depending on thickness of pan and your oven), or until toothpick comes out clean. Meanwhile, mix Lemon Glaze ingredients in a medium bowl until the consistency of pancake batter is reached. If desired, add additional lemon juice or sugar to taste. Let glaze sit to thicken. Once cake is done, remove from oven and wait five minutes then flip onto cooling rack. Cool for 5 more minutes. Carefully transfer cake to serving platter and liberally poke holes all over the cake using a chopstick. (The more holes, the more glaze seeps into cake!) If serving immediately, pour glaze all over the cake, respooning Glaze over the cake as it drizzles down the cake. Glaze will become more translucent as it sits on the cake. If not serving immediately, spoon half of the glaze over the cake, respooning Glaze as it drizzles down the cake. When ready to serve, spoon reserved Glaze over cake and microwave individual servings until warm.

MOM'S CITRUS BUTTERMILK CAKE



Mom's Citrus Buttermilk Cake image

Everyone raves over this lovely lemon cake. It's divine with fresh raspberries and a scoop of vanilla ice cream. -Joan Hallford, North Richland Hills, Texas

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 1h10m

Yield 12 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 16

1 cup shortening
2 cups sugar
4 large eggs, room temperature
2 teaspoons lemon extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk
GLAZE:
1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon grated orange zest
5 tablespoons orange juice
1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
5 tablespoons lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon salt

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour a 10-in. fluted tube pan., Cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add 1 egg at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in extract. In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating after each addition., Transfer to prepared pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 45-50 minutes. , Poke holes in warm cake using a fork or wooden skewer. Mix glaze ingredients; spoon slowly over cake. Cool 15 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack; cool completely.,

Nutrition Facts : Calories 488 calories, Fat 18g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 63mg cholesterol, Sodium 304mg sodium, Carbohydrate 75g carbohydrate (50g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 6g protein.

MAMA'S FAVORITE LEMON CAKE



Mama's Favorite Lemon Cake image

My mom always made her own cakes...no box mixes for her! Then one day, she saw the lemon cake mix in the store and added all these wonderful ingredients. Here it is!

Provided by Sunny Shaine

Categories     Fruit Desserts

Time 1h20m

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 pkg. yellow cake mix (2 layer size)
2 pkg. jello lemon flavor instant pudding
1/3 cup granulated sugar
2 cups cold milk
1-1/4 cups water
2 Tbsp. powdered sugar

Steps:

  • 1. Heat oven to 350. Prepare cake batter as directed on package. Pour into greased 13 x 9 baking dish. Beat dry pudding mixes, granulated sugar, milk and water with whisk 2 minutes. Pour over batter in dish. Place b aking dish on baking sheet. Bake 55 min. to 1 hour or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 20 min. (Sauce will thicken slightly as it cools).
  • 2. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Serve warm. Refrigerate left-overs (IF there's any)! Enjoy!

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