Enhanced Cake Mix Lemon Pound Cake
My grandmother's recipe for pound cake, but with more ingredients!
Servings 12
Cost 5
Ingredients
- ½ package Duncan Hines Signature Lemon Supreme Cake Mix (216 grams) that's half a 432 gram box.
- ½ package lemon flavored instant pudding mix (48 grams) from a 96 grams box
- ½ cup cake flour (60 grams)
- ⅓ cup sugar (65 grams)
- ¾ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil (olive oil) (40 grams)
- 3 tablespoons butter, softened to the point of being almost melted (42 grams)
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- 3 large eggs, bring to room temperature (135 grams)
- ½ cup whole milk Greek yogurt (120 grams)
- ¾ teaspoon vanilla
- 2 tablespoons water
Lemon Icing
- 2 teaspoons butter
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1-2 tablespoons Fresh lemon juice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour an 8 ½ by 4 ½ inch loaf pan.
- Mix the cake mix, pudding mix, flour, sugar and baking powder in a large mixing bowl or in the bowl of a stand mixer.
- Add the olive oil and the softened butter to the dry ingredients and stir until the dry mixture is partially coated with the fat Add the lemon zest.
- In another bowl, whisk together the eggs, yogurt, vanilla and water.
- Pour about ⅓ of the egg mixture into the dry mixture and stir well. Gradually add remaining egg mixture until thick and rough textured.
- With an electric mixer, beat for 30 seconds to 1 minute on medium speed until well blended and smooth.
- Scrape batter into loaf pan and bake for 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Let the cake cool for about 15 minutes in the pan, then carefully remove and let cool completely.
- When completely cool, carefully spoon icing over the top and let it fall down the sides.
- Icing: Melt the butter in a 2 cup liquid measure or a bowl. Add the powdered sugar and stir until well mixed. Slowly, about a teaspoon at a time, add lemon juice and stir vigorously until the icing is smooth enough to spoon over the cake.
- Spoon over the cake and allow iced cake to sit until icing is firm.
