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Moist lemon bundt cake with white glaze and fresh strawberries on a cake stand, perfect for dessert or brunch.

Lemon Bundt Cake Recipe

Bree Hester
4.78 from 9 votes
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Additional Time 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 10
Calories 592 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 3/4 cups sugar
  • 4 1/2 teaspoons lemon zest
  • 1 cup butter room temperature
  • 4 eggs
  • 1/3 cup lemon juice
  • 2 3/4 cups flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup buttermilk

Lemon Glaze:

  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 Tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 Tablespoon water

Lemon Icing:

  • 1 3/4 cups powdered sugar
  • 3 Tablespoons lemon juice

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350°. Spray baking spray generously in a 10-cup Bundt pan.
  • Add sugar and lemon zest to a bowl of an electric mixer. Turn on low and let the oils rub into the sugar.
  • Add butter and beat until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Add lemon juice.
  • In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
  • Stir dry ingredients into butter mixture, alternating with buttermilk, making 3 additions of flour and 2 of buttermilk.
  • Scrape batter into prepared pan, smoothing top. Bake until a cake tester comes out clean, about 40 to 45 minutes. Let cool in pan for 15 minutes, invert onto rack and transfer to cake plate.
    Butter Golden Bundt Cake on a white plate with vanilla glaze and powdered sugar in a white bowl.
  • In a microwaveable bowl, whisk together powdered sugar, lemon juice, and water. Microwave until warm, about 30 seconds. Brush over warm cake. Let cool completely.
  • To make the glaze, whisk sugar and lemon juice until smooth. Whisk in water 1/2 teaspoon at a time if necessary. Drizzle over cake at let set before serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 592kcalCarbohydrates: 96gProtein: 7gFat: 21gSaturated Fat: 13gSodium: 502mgFiber: 1g
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