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How about a luscious lemonade cake to celebrate spring?!
Lemonade cake was one of my mom’s favorite dessert recipes and since it’s Mother’s Day weekend and spring is fully in bloom, it seemed like the right time to share something she loved. If you didn’t know, I lost her just a few months ago, so it will be my first Mother’s Day without her.
Holding her close with memories, photographs, treasured recipes and fresh flowers from the garden (she adored gardening) helps ease the heartache… just a little bit.
And since she taught me how to make this lemonade cake as a little girl, I can’t help but smile with every bite I take.
The sweet, yet tart lemony flavor is so perfectly springtime, don’t you think?
To make the lemonade cake just like my mom did, I mix together lemon cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, water and oil and pour that into a prepared cake pan.
Once baked, I let it cool for 5 minutes while I whisk together frozen (but thawed) lemonade concentrate and powdered sugar, and I poke a zillion holes in the warm cake from top to bottom and side to side. Then I slowly pour the lemonade glaze over the entire cake, letting it completely soak in.
Oh my goodness!
Let the cake cool completely, and then enjoy as is…
… or top it with your choice of ice cream, whipped topping or frosting.
And be sure to go full-on springtime with a fresh bouquet of flowers for mom or for the table.
I get all my ingredients and my flowers at Food Lion for such an affordable price. They have a great selection of products to help me nourish my family on a budget. I base my meal plan on the weekly deals and incorporate fresh fruits and veggies from the recently redesigned produce section.
Everything is always so fresh at Food Lion, including the cut flower bunches. I love the cheery colors and the smell of spring is impossible to resist!
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Lemonade Cake
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Lemonade Cake
Ingredients
Cake
- 1 15.25 oz pkg lemon cake mix
- 1 lemon instant pudding mix
- 1 cup water
- 4 eggs
- 1/4 cup oil
Glaze
- 1 6-oz can frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
- 2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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In mixer, blend together cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, water and oil. Beat at medium speed for 4 minutes. Pour into greased and floured 9x13-inch baking pan. Bake for 45 to 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean and cake begins to pull away from edges of pan. Cool in pan about 5 minutes.
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Meanwhile, prepare glaze. In medium bowl, whisk together lemonade concentrate and powdered sugar.
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Thoroughly poke warm cake through to bottom with a large utility fork. Slowly pour or spoon glaze over cake until completely absorbed. Cool.
Alissa A Apel says
I may need to add this to one of my birthday get togethers this weekend. Isaak has a friend party on Sat. and we have May parties at my sister’s house on Mon. Isaak loves lemonade.
Adrienne says
I use to make this cake all the time in the early 2000’s. It’s very good and my family loved I’d. I’m going to have to make it again. A good coffee cake
Heather says
That looks delicious! I would love to have some of this lemonade cake right now.
Ruth I says
It sounds easy to make. I’d love to try this, my family would enjoy this with ice cream!
Lia Mae says
I’ve been trying baking out, I really want to try out this recipe lemonade cake sounds amazing.
Diana Chastain says
This sounds so yummy! I love lemon cake, but have never heard of lemonade cake. What a unique twist!
Jamie H says
Oh yum! That looks amazing! I bet the lemon pudding added to it makes it so moist and flavorful!
Alexandra Pilo-Torrijos says
I would love to make this for my next mommy-and-me activity event. The moms loved having treats and coffee with me and the little one. This would be a hit!
Fatima Torres says
I love a good lemon dessert. I haven’t had one of these in a long time!
Tamara says
My mom use to make a recipe like this every year in the spring. Was always so good.
Beth says
This cake looks so delicious, I think I’ll have to make it soon! Those flowers are really cheerful, perfect for any celebration. I’m so sorry about your mom, but I’m glad that you have so many memories to help ease the pain.
Tasheena says
This is the perfect cake for the spring and summer months. It looks perfect to enjoy with a cup of tea.
Esther Irish says
Oh I love lemon cake. This looks easy and so good! I can’t wait to try it.
Alli Smith says
I make a cake like this cake often. I just made it at Easter because it’s one of my most requested recipes because it’s so good. Now I’m craving a piece of lemonade cake.
Nancy says
Oho wow, this looks absolutely delicious! I am totally going to make this. We are having a BBQ this weekend, so I will make this for dessert.
Lian Wright says
You had me at lemonade! Having a cake the tastes like one is a deliciously dangerous combo. I love your suggestion to add a creamy topping to enjoy with this cake. It would be heavenly.
Amber Myers says
I bet I will love this cake! It sounds and looks incredible. This would be perfect to make for the summer.