Easy Lemon Celebration Bundt Cake
for New Year’s or any special celebration
It doesn’t get any easier than this! I promise you, the hardest part of this recipe for easy Lemon Celebration Bundt Cake is greasing and flouring the pan. There is no shame is getting a little help from aunt Betty (Crocker) or uncle Duncan (Hines) every once in a while. Only four simple ingredients, are added to a yellow cake mix to elevate this Bundt cake to beyond delicious.
This easy-to-make Lemon Bundt Cake has a moist, delicious bite and is bursting with bright lemon flavor thanks to the addition of lemon Jell-O and limoncello liqueur. The simple sugar lemon glaze is the perfect smooth and luscious compliment to this celebration cake. Easily create white chocolate stars and a dark chocolate drizzle for a gorgeous presentation. Special occasions that this cake could be used for include: New Year’s, graduation, baby shower, birthday, anniversary, or add some red, white, and blue stars for a fun 4th of July cake. Serves 10-12 and is baked in a 10-inch Bundt pan.
Let’s begin!
Ingredients:
For cake:
(1) 15.25oz yellow cake mix
(1) 3oz package lemon gelatin
4 large eggs
2/3 cup vegetable oil
2/3 cup limoncello liqueur (or you can substitute with lemonade)
For glaze:
2 cups confectioner’s sugar
3 tbsp limoncello liqueur
1 tbsp vanilla almond milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
Optional garnish: 5oz White chocolate morsels for stars and 5oz dark chocolate morsels for drizzle.
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350℉ / 176℃ and prepare a 10-inch Bundt pan by greasing and lightly flouring it.
In a large bowl, add all cake ingredients and mix on low for one minute. Scrape down sides and increase speed to medium and continue to mix for one more minute.
Pour batter into prepared pan and bake in center of oven for 37-40 minutes or until checked with a toothpick comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs.
Let cool in pan on a rack for 10 minutes, then invert onto cooling rack to cool completely before glazing.
Add all glaze ingredients to a medium bowl and mix vigorously with a fork until smooth.
Spoon over cooled cake and let set for about 20-30 minutes.
To make optional white chocolate stars:
Melt white chocolate according to package instructions then add to a plastic baggie and snip a very small portion of one corner.
Lay out waxed paper and squeeze out chocolate in the shape of stars, then let set for at least 20-30 minutes before garnishing cake with them.
If desired, melt dark chocolate according to package directions and drizzle on top, then add white chocolate stars in center for garnish.
Lemon cake is such a light and bright flavor that pairs well with champagne, making it the perfect choice for a celebration cake.
Enjoy!
💜Julie
Easy Lemon Celebration Bundt Cake
Ingredients
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350℉ / 176℃ and prepare a 10-inch Bundt pan by greasing and lightly flouring it.
- In a large bowl, add all cake ingredients and mix on low for one minute. Scrape down sides and increase speed to medium and continue to mix for one more minute.
- Pour batter into prepared pan and bake in center of oven for 37-40 minutes or until checked with a toothpick comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs.
- Let cool in pan on a rack for 10 minutes, then invert onto cooling rack to cool completely before glazing.
- Add all glaze ingredients to a medium bowl and mix vigorously with a fork until smooth.
- Spoon over cooled cake and let set for about 20-30 minutes.
- Melt white chocolate according to package instructions then add to a plastic baggie and snip a very small portion of one corner.
- Lay out waxed paper and squeeze out chocolate in the shape of stars, then let set for at least 20-30 minutes before garnishing cake with them.
- If desired, melt dark chocolate according to package directions and drizzle on top, then add white chocolate stars in center for garnish.
