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Lemon Poppy Seed Cake | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this delicious #coffeecake starts with a boxed #cakemix. It's easy, lemony & absolutely mouthwatering. We serve it for #breakfast or as a #dessert. #Holiday #Lemon #poppyseeds #LemonCake #HolidayBreakfast #HolidayDessert #EasyLemonCake #LemonDessert #LemonCoffeeCake

Lemon Poppy Seed Cake

Teresa Ambra
Lemon Poppy Seed Cake is breathtakingly marvelous! This delicious coffee cake-type cake starts with a lemon cake mix and gelatin. It's got a wonderful lemony flavor in the cake and the icing. Great for a holiday breakfast or for dessert.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Course Cakes and Cheesecakes, Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 16
Calories 355 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 bundt pan
  • 1 mixing bowl
  • 1 wooden spoon
  • 1 small mixing bowl
  • 1 whisk
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons
  • 1 lemon zester or grater
  • 1 bamboo skewer or knife to check cake for doneness

Ingredients
  

CAKE:

  • 1 box lemon supreme cake mix
  • 3 oz. pkg. Jello lemon gelatin
  • 3/4 cup canola oil or use avocado oil or coconut oil
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 tsp. lemon juice
  • 3/4 cup cream or half-and-half
  • 1/4 cup poppy seeds

LEMON GLAZE:

  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 tbsp. lemon juice
  • 6 tbsp. water
  • 1 tbsp. lemon zest

Instructions
 

CAKE:

  • Combine all ingredients in a large mixing bowl with a wooden spoon and pour into a greased and floured bundt pan.
  • Bake at 350 for 45 minutes or until knife or bamboo skewer inserted in center comes out clean.
  • Cool cake completely.
  • Invert onto serving plate.
  • Drizzle lemon glaze over top.

LEMON GLAZE:

  • Mix powdered sugar, lemon juice and enough water to stir so glaze is still thick.
  • Drizzle glaze over cake.
  • Grate some lemon peel and sprinkle over top of the icing as desired.

Notes

NOTE: Each oven is different, if you insert a knife or a bamboo skewer all the way to the bottom of the bundt pan and there is still goo on the knife when you bring it out, you need to continue baking until the knife comes out clean.
 
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Nutrition

Calories: 355kcalCarbohydrates: 48gProtein: 4gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 59mgSodium: 282mgPotassium: 59mgFiber: 1gSugar: 34gVitamin A: 232IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 107mgIron: 1mg
Keyword cake, coffee cake, dessert, lemon
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