Grandmother's Kitchen

Glazed Lemon Bundt Cake

A Delicious bundt cake recipe, served topped with a lemon glaze.

Glazed Lemon Bundt Cake

Ingredients

Cake

  • 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
  • 3/4 cups unsalted butter
  • 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1/8 cup vegitable oil
  • zest from 2 lemons
  • 1/8 cup fresh lemon juice
  • 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream
  • lemon glaze
  • 2 Tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 1/2 cup confectioners sugar

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter and flour a 6 cup bundt pan.
  2. In a bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
  3. In a mixer on medium speed, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
  4. Beat in the oil, lemon zest, lemon juice, and vanilla extract. On low speed, beat in the eggs, one at a time, until just incorporated.
  5. Mix in the flour mixture, until just combined.
  6. Whip the cream just past the soft peak stage. Stir in about 1/4 of the whipped cream into the batter, and then fold in the remaining whipped cream.
  7. Pour the batter into the prepared bundt pan.
  8. Bake for 20-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean near the center.
  9. Allow to cool for 10 minutes, then loosen the cake by knocking it against the counter. Invert the cake onto a wier rack to cool completely.
  10. To make the glaze. In a bowl, combineconfectioners sugar and lemon juice. If necessary, add a little juice so that the frosting is just runny. Pour over the cooled cake so that the glaze drips over the sides.

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