Easy Lemon Poppy Seed Cake
This Easy Lemon Poppy Seed Cake recipe is moist and light with a perfect amount of lemon flavor and it’s so delicious, it never lasts long!
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 40 mins
- Total Time: 50 mins
- Yield: 8-10 servings 1x
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 package (16 oz) pound cake
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 eggs
- 4 teaspoons Lemon Extract
- 2 tablespoons poppy seeds
- For the glaze:
- 1.5 cups confectioner’s sugar
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1/2 teaspoon Lemon Extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350º.
- Add the cake mix, sour cream, water, eggs, and lemon extract to a large bowl. Beat on low speed until moistened, then beat on medium for 3 minutes. Stir in the poppy seeds.
- Pour into a greased and floured bundt pan. Bake 40-45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn the cake onto a wire rack and cool completely.
- For the glaze, mix the 1/2 tsp lemon extract with the confectioner’s sugar and water. If it’s too thick, add 1-3 more tbsp of water until lit’s smooth and the right consistency. Drizzle over the bundt cake.