Lemon Cake Recipe | Taste of Home Recipes

 

Lemon Cake Recipe | Taste of Home Recipes

• Prep: 20 min. Bake: 25 min. + cooling
• Yield: 15 Servings

Ingredients

• 1 package (18-1/4 ounces) white cake mix
• 1 package (3 ounces) lemon gelatin
• 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons water/lemon juice
• 4 egg whites
• 1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
• (used 1/3 cup mandarin oranges, chopped)
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 1 teaspoon lemon extract
• 4 drops yellow food coloring, optional
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• LEMON GLAZE:
• 1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1/3 cup lemon juice

Directions

• In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, gelatin, water, egg whites, applesauce, oil, lemon extract and food coloring if desired; beat on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat on medium for 2 minutes.
• Pour into a 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until edges are lightly browned and a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, for glaze, in a small bowl, combine confectioners' sugar and lemon juice until smooth. Drizzle about a third of glaze over cake; carefully spread evenly. Repeat with remaining glaze. Cool completely. Yield: 15 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: 1 piece equals 225 calories, 5 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 266 mg sodium, 43 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 3 g protein.

Notes:  Used lime gelatin and mandarin oranges instead of applesauce. This is very fluffy cake, not a bar like the picture.  Good flavor and moist!