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Lemon bundt cake slices on parchment paper.
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Lemonade Bundt Cake

This lemonade bundt cake is a super lemony bundt cake. It is very moist and full of fresh lemon flavor. It is topped with a lemon glaze.
Prep Time45 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
Total Time1 hour 25 minutes
Servings: 16 slices
Calories: 306kcal

Ingredients

Lemon Bundt Cake

  • 3 ½ cups All-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoon Baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon Baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 cup Unsalted butter room temperature
  • 2 tablespoon Oil canola or vegetable oil
  • 1 ½ cups White granulated sugar
  • 3 Large lemons zested
  • ¼ cup Freshly squeezed lemon juice or one large lemon juiced
  • ¼ cup Sour cream room temperature
  • 4 Large eggs room temperature
  • 1 cup Buttermilk room temperature

Lemon Glaze

  • 1 ½ cups Powdered sugar sifted
  • Half Lemon zested
  • 1-2 tablespoon Lemon juice

Instructions

Lemon Bundt Cake

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray a 10-cup bundt pan or 12-cup bundt pan with baking nonstick spray. Set aside.
  • In a large mixing bowl, sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside. Zest the three lemons into a small bowl. Juice one of the lemons in a separate bowl. Set aside.
    3 ½ cups All-purpose flour, 2 teaspoon Baking powder, 1 teaspoon Baking soda, 1 teaspoon Salt, 3 Large lemons, ¼ cup Freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • Using a mixer, beat the butter, oil, and sugar. Beat on high speed for 3 minutes. It will be very light and fluffy. Add lemon zest, lemon juice, and sour cream. Mix on medium until combined.
    1 cup Unsalted butter, 2 tablespoon Oil, 1 ½ cups White granulated sugar, ¼ cup Sour cream
  • Add eggs in one at a time. Mix on medium until combined. Make sure to scrape the bowl with a rubber spatula.
    4 Large eggs
  • Add in ⅓rd of the dry ingredients and half of the buttermilk. Mix on low speed. Add another ⅓rd of the dry ingredients and the rest of the buttermilk. Then, finish with the rest of the dry ingredients.
    1 cup Buttermilk
  • Fill the bundt pan ¾ths full. If using a 10-cup bundt pan you will use only ¾ths of the batter. Don't overfill the pan.
  • Bake for 40-50 minutes until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
  • Let the cake sit in the hot pan for 10 minutes. Then, flip the cake onto a cooling rack. Cool the cake completely.

Lemon Glaze

  • In a small bowl, add the powdered sugar, lemon zest, and lemon juice. Use a whisk to mix until a glaze forms. It should be pourable. If it is too thin, add an extra ¼ cup of powdered sugar. If is too thick, then add an extra 1 teaspoon of lemon juice.
    1 ½ cups Powdered sugar, Half Lemon zested, 1-2 tablespoon Lemon juice
  • Pour the glaze on top of the cake. To prevent a mess, keep the cake on a cooling rack and place a cookie sheet underneath it to catch the glaze that drips down.

Notes

Flour- Make sure flour is spooned and leveled or use a kitchen scale. Compacted flour can dry out the cake.
High altitude baking- Add an extra 3 tablespoon of flour.
Pull out dairy ingredients 2 hours before baking.

Nutrition

Calories: 306kcal | Carbohydrates: 52g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 34mg | Sodium: 286mg | Potassium: 59mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 402IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 58mg | Iron: 1mg