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Grandma's Lemon Poppyseed Bundt Cakes

These are the perfect cakes for your Easter dinner. Light, moist and refreshing!

Ingredients

For the cake:

  • 1 package lemon cake mix
  • 1 package instant vanilla pudding
  • 1/4 cup poppyseeds
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted

For the glaze:

  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted
  • 3 tablespoons milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease a mini bundt cake pan or one large bundt cake pan, depending on what you're using to make the cake. 

    In a large bowl or the bowl of your stand mixer (fitted with the paddle attachment), mix together the cake mix, instant vanilla pudding, and poppyseeds. Make sure to break up any large clumps of dry ingredients. 

  2. In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, sour cream, water, and vanilla extract. You don't need to make sure it's evenly incorporated, just give it a whisk or two to break up the eggs. Add the wet ingredients to the dry with the mixer running on low (or just whisk by hand). Add the melted butter and mix until combined and there are no dry clumps of flour. Give one final stir by hand and place the batter in the cake pan(s). Bake until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out with a few moist crumbs attached. If you are using a mini bundt pan, it'll be about 12-15 minutes depending on the size of your bundts (see note). If using a regular bundt pan, the bake time should be about 35-40 minutes. 

  3. Remove the cakes from the oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes before inverting them onto a cooling rack. Allow to completely cool.

  4. In a medium bowl, mix together powdered sugar, melted butter, milk, and vanilla extract. Drizzle over the cakes before serving. Enjoy!

Recipe Notes

Since there is so much size variation with mini bundt pans, I recommend doing a test cake before you fill all the cavities. You will have a better idea of how much batter it will take to fill them properly and how long to bake them.