Best 10 Glazed Homemade Lemon Cake Recipes

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Baking a glazed homemade lemon cake is a delightful experience that can tantalize your taste buds and fill your kitchen with a burst of zesty citrus aroma. This delightful dessert combines the perfect balance of sweet and tangy flavors, complemented by a glossy and irresistible glaze. Whether you're a seasoned baker or just starting your culinary journey, this article will guide you through the process of creating a delectable glazed homemade lemon cake, ensuring a memorable and mouthwatering treat that will impress your friends and family.

Here are our top 10 tried and tested recipes!

LEMON GLAZED CAKE



Lemon Glazed Cake image

A sweet, lemony, fabulous cake, especially good in the summer.

Provided by ANNETTER

Categories     Desserts     Fruit Dessert Recipes     Lemon Dessert Recipes

Time 1h25m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 (18.25 ounce) package lemon cake mix
1 (3 ounce) package lemon flavored Jell-O® mix
¾ cup vegetable oil
½ cup water
4 eggs
⅓ cup lemon juice
2 cups confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1 tablespoon water

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13-inch pan.
  • In a large bowl, stir together cake mix and gelatin mix. Make a well in the center and pour in oil, 1/2 cup water and eggs. Beat on low speed until blended. Scrape bowl, and beat 4 minutes on medium speed. Pour batter into prepared pan.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 40 to 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool.
  • To make the Glaze: In a medium bowl, combine lemon juice and confectioners' sugar. Beat in the melted butter and 1 tablespoon water. Poke holes in the top of the cake and pour glaze over.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 451.1 calories, Carbohydrate 59.1 g, Cholesterol 78.2 mg, Fat 22.3 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 5.3 g, SaturatedFat 5.7 g, Sodium 384.1 mg, Sugar 45.5 g

GLAZED LEMON TUBE CAKE



Glazed Lemon Tube Cake image

This easy lemon cake recipe is just the dessert to brighten up a gray winter day (or any day). Lemon zest provides a nice zing in every bite. A light glaze gives the tall, golden cake a delicate crust. -John Thompson, Vandalia, Illinois

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 1h15m

Yield 16 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 15

1 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
4 large eggs, room temperature
1-1/2 teaspoons lemon extract
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup 2% milk
1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
GLAZE:
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 tablespoon water
1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
3/4 cup sugar

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour a 10-in. fluted tube pan. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in extracts. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. Beat in lemon zest. , Pour into prepared pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 60-70 minutes. Cool in pan for 10 minutes before removing from pan to cool 10 minutes longer. Place waxed paper under rack. Combine glaze ingredients; drizzle over warm cake. Cool completely before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 350 calories, Fat 13g fat (8g saturated fat), Cholesterol 78mg cholesterol, Sodium 251mg sodium, Carbohydrate 54g carbohydrate (36g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 5g protein.

GLAZED LEMON CAKES



Glazed Lemon Cakes image

For an elegant dessert, serve these Glazed Lemon Cakes on plates garnished with fresh berries.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes     Cupcake Recipes

Time 50m

Yield Makes 6

Number Of Ingredients 10

1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for muffin tin
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for muffin tin
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup low-fat buttermilk or plain low-fat yogurt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Zest of 1 lemon, finely grated, plus juice, plus 2 tablespoons more lemon juice for the glaze
1 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour a 6-cup jumbo muffin tin. In a medium bowl, whisk the flour with the baking powder and salt. In a small bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, vanilla, and zest and juice of 1 lemon. Set aside.
  • With an electric mixer, cream butter and granulated sugar until light. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. With mixer on low speed, add flour mixture in three batches, alternating with two additions of buttermilk mixture.
  • Divide evenly among muffin cups. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center of a cake comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool 10 minutes in tin, then cool completely on a rack.
  • Set rack over wax or parchment paper. In a small bowl, stir confectioners' sugar with remaining 2 tablespoons lemon juice until smooth. Pour over cakes, spreading to edges with a small knife. Let set 30 minutes.

GLAZED LEMON CAKE



Glazed Lemon Cake image

My mother baked this moist treat when I was a child. I loved the lemon glaze and light cake as much then as my children do now. - Missy Andrews, Rice, Washington

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 50m

Yield 12 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 package white cake mix (regular size)
1 package (3.4 ounces) instant lemon pudding mix
3/4 cup canola oil
3 large eggs, room temperature
1 cup lemon-lime soda
1 cup confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons lemon juice

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, pudding mix, oil and eggs; beat on low speed or 30 seconds. Beat on medium for 2 minutes. Gradually beat in soda just until blended. , Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 40-45 minutes. , In a small bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar and lemon juice until smooth; carefully spread over warm cake. Cool on a wire rack.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 378 calories, Fat 17g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 47mg cholesterol, Sodium 419mg sodium, Carbohydrate 53g carbohydrate (36g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 3g protein.

GLAZED HOMEMADE LEMON CAKE



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This is a moist and easy to make, yummy homemade lemon cake.

Provided by Kirsten Johnson

Categories     Desserts     Fruit Dessert Recipes     Lemon Dessert Recipes

Time 1h

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 ½ sticks butter, softened
1 ½ cups white sugar
3 eggs
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ½ cups confectioners' sugar
2 teaspoons lemon juice, or more to taste

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
  • Combine butter, sugar, and eggs in a mixing bowl. Beat using an electric mixer until batter is light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Gradually beat in flour, baking powder, lemon zest, and vanilla extract. Pour cake batter into the prepared dish.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 20 minutes.
  • Remove from the oven and let cake cool thoroughly, about 30 minutes.
  • Combine confectioners' sugar and lemon juice for glaze in a bowl; mix until smooth. Carefully spread over cooled cake.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 335.3 calories, Carbohydrate 52.9 g, Cholesterol 77 mg, Fat 12.9 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 3.3 g, SaturatedFat 7.7 g, Sodium 160.7 mg, Sugar 40.5 g

GLAZED LEMON BUNDT CAKE



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This sweet-tart delight features plenty of fresh lemon in the cake and the glaze drizzled on top.

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Time 4h

Yield 10-12

Number Of Ingredients 12

3/4 cup vegetable oil, plus more for greasing the pan
3 1/4 cups cake flour, sifted, plus more for dusting the pan (see Cook's Note)
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon fine salt
2 1/4 cups sugar
4 large eggs
3/4 cup sour cream
2 tablespoons pure vanilla extract
Zest and juice of 1 lemon
2 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
3 to 4 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Brush a 10-cup Bundt pan with oil and dust with flour, tapping out the excess. Make sure to get in all the creases in the pan. Whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together in a medium bowl and set aside.
  • Whisk the sugar and eggs together in a large bowl until well combined and the eggs are pale. Gradually whisk in the oil until smooth and then whisk in the sour cream, vanilla, lemon zest and lemon juice. Add the flour mixture and stir with a wooden spoon just until combined but still a bit lumpy. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
  • Bake until the cake pulls away from the side of the pan and a wooden skewer inserted near the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool 10 minutes in the pan on a wire rack and then invert onto the rack and cool completely.
  • Whisk the confectioners? sugar and 3 tablespoons juice together in a medium bowl until smooth and thick. Gradually whisk in the remaining tablespoon of juice as needed until the glaze is just thin enough to pour. Drizzle or pour over the cake.

LEMON GLAZED CAKE THE BEST EVER



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I am a baker who bakes cakes only from scratch. I had many customers that wanted a Lemon Jello Cake and the only way I knew to make it was the old fashioned way my grandmother use to make it from a boxed cake. I came up with this recipe and it is now it is one of my best seller. Topped with the best Lemon Butter Frosting.

Provided by The Real Cake Baker

Categories     Dessert

Time 50m

Yield 1 13x9 in pan, 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 17

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter
1 tablespoon of grated lemon zest
1 1/4 cups white sugar
3 eggs
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon lemon extract
1 cup milk
1/4 cup of fresh squeezed lemon juice
1 cup sugar
1 tablespoon butter
6 tablespoons butter
1/2 tablespoon of grated lemon zest
1/4 cup lemon juice
3 cups confectioners' sugar

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour 13x9 inch pan. Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
  • In a large bowl, cream together the butter and lemon zest. Add the sugar and beat until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla and lemon extract. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the milk, mixing just until incorporated.
  • Pour batter into prepared pans. Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
  • Lemon Glaze: Within 10 minutes of the finish of baking the cake, begin the glaze. Put all of the ingredients in a medium pot and bring to a boil stirring frequently. Once the galze begin to turn white and foamy stir and remove from the heat. Remove the cake from the oven and begin to immediately poke holes in the cake with a toothpick. The more wholes, the more glaze gets through the cake. Slowly pour the glaze sauce over the cake covering the holes. Allow the cake to cool completly.
  • To make frosting: In large bowl, beat butter and grated lemon zest together for about 2 to 3 minutes, add confectioners' sugar and lemon juice.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 500.9, Fat 16.6, SaturatedFat 10, Cholesterol 93.9, Sodium 384.9, Carbohydrate 85.5, Fiber 0.7, Sugar 67.3, Protein 4.6

MOIST GLAZED LEMON CAKE



Moist Glazed Lemon Cake image

No one will ever know this is made from a cake mix! I used Duncun Hines Classic white cake mix and Sprite soda for this, but any soda drink that has lemon is fine to use, add in some yellow food colouring also if desired ;-)

Provided by Kittencalrecipezazz

Categories     Dessert

Time 55m

Yield 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 (18 1/4 ounce) package white cake mix (do not use pudding added cake mix for this)
2 teaspoons grated lemon zest (or to taste) (optional)
1 (3 1/2 ounce) package instant lemon pudding mix
3/4 cup vegetable oil or 3/4 cup canola oil
3 large eggs
1 cup carbonated lemon-lime beverage
1 cup confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons lemon juice

Steps:

  • Set oven to 350 degrees.
  • Set oven rack to second-lowest position.
  • Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking dish.
  • In a mixing bowl combine cake mix, lemon zest (if using) oil and eggs; using an electric mixer beat at medium speed for about 1 minute.
  • Add in soda and beat until thoroughly combined.
  • Transfer the batter to prepared baking dish.
  • Bake for about 40-45 minutes or until cake tests done.
  • In a small bowl combine the confectioners sugar with lemon juice until smooth, then carefully spread over the warm cake.
  • Cool on a wire rack.
  • Delicious!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 402.9, Fat 19.7, SaturatedFat 2.9, Cholesterol 52.9, Sodium 417.9, Carbohydrate 54.1, Fiber 0.4, Sugar 35.5, Protein 3.5

GLAZED LEMON POUND CAKE



Glazed Lemon Pound Cake image

Get the most lemon flavor into this pound cake by grating the lemon zest first, then squeezing out the juice. Lemon zest, juice, and glaze give you triple the lemon for a crowd-pleasing pound cake.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes     Cake Recipes

Time 3h

Yield Makes 2 loaves

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened, plus more for pan
3 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled), plus more for pan
3/4 cup low-fat buttermilk
Zest of 2 lemons, finely grated
1/3 cup fresh lemon juice (about 2 lemons)
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups sugar
5 large eggs
Lemon Glaze for Glazed Lemon Pound Cake

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees, with rack in lowest position. Butter and flour two 4 1/2-by-8-inch (6-cup) loaf pans.
  • In a small bowl (or liquid measuring cup), combine buttermilk with lemon zest and juice. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda.
  • With an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
  • With mixer on low, add flour mixture in three parts alternately with the buttermilk mixture in two, beginning and ending with flour; beat just until smooth (do not overmix).
  • Divide batter evenly between pans; smooth tops. Bake until a toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean, 50 to 60 minutes (tent with foil if browning too quickly). Cool 15 minutes in pan. Turn out cakes onto a rack; cool completely before glazing.
  • Set rack with cakes over a baking sheet lined with waxed paper. Pour glaze over cakes, letting it run down the sides; let dry, about 30 minutes.

GLAZED LEMON POUND CAKE LOAF RECIPE BY TASTY



Glazed Lemon Pound Cake Loaf Recipe by Tasty image

Here's what you need: butter, white sugar, large eggs, lemon zest, lemon juice, vanilla, all purpose flour, table salt, baking soda, baking powder, sour cream, icing, lemon juice

Provided by Addison Anderson

Categories     Desserts

Yield 1 serving

Number Of Ingredients 13

½ cup butter, at room temperature
1 cup white sugar
3 large eggs, at room temperature
2 tablespoons lemon zest
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 ½ cups all purpose flour
¼ teaspoon table salt
¼ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon baking powder
⅓ cup sour cream, removed from fridge 15 minutes before using
½ cup icing
1 tablespoon lemon juice, plus more, as needed

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 325 °F. Spray an 8×4-inch loaf pan with baking spray and line with a piece of parchment paper that covers the bottom and long sides, with an inch or so extending past the top of the pan (these will be the "handles" to lift the loaf out of the pan).
  • In a large bowl with an electric mixer or in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the butter with the sugar until light-colored and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time and beat in well after each addition, scraping down the sides of the bowl, as needed. Beat in the lemon zest, lemon juice and vanilla.
  • In a separate bowl, whisk together well the flour, salt, baking soda and baking powder. With the mixer on low, add the flour mixture to the butter mixture alternately with the sour cream, starting with ⅓ of the flour, ½ of the sour cream, ⅓ of the flour, the last of the sour cream, then finally the last of the flour.
  • Scrape into the prepared 8×4-inch loaf pan and level batter. Bake in a preheated oven for 55-60 minutes, or until a tester inserted in the centre comes out clean.
  • Allow to cool in the pan for 15 minutes, then run a knife along the short ends and use the parchment paper edges to lift and remove from pan. Allow to cool on a cooling rack.
  • While the loaf is still a little warm, prepare the glaze, adding enough lemon juice to make a pourable glaze. Place a baking tray under the cooling rack to catch any drips and spoon glaze slowly over top of loaf, allowing it to drip down the sides a bit. Cool completely, then slice and serve.

Tips:

  • Use fresh lemons: Freshly squeezed lemon juice and zest provide the best flavor for the cake. If you don't have fresh lemons, you can use bottled lemon juice, but the flavor will be less pronounced.
  • Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy: This will help to incorporate air into the batter, resulting in a lighter and more tender cake.
  • Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition: This will help to prevent the batter from curdling.
  • Do not overmix the batter: Overmixing can result in a tough, dense cake. Mix just until the ingredients are combined.
  • Bake the cake in a preheated oven: This will help to ensure that the cake bakes evenly.
  • Allow the cake to cool completely before glazing: This will help to prevent the glaze from running off the cake.
  • Use a simple syrup to glaze the cake: A simple syrup is easy to make and provides a nice glaze for the cake. You can also use a lemon glaze or a powdered sugar glaze.

Conclusion:

Glazed lemon cake is a classic dessert that is perfect for any occasion. It is easy to make and can be customized to your own preferences. With its bright lemon flavor and sweet glaze, this cake is sure to be a hit with everyone who tries it.

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